Freight Rates for Miscellaneous Goods




  1. Miscellaneous—continued
From To Description of Goods Rate
Timaru and stations north thereof and east of Arthur’s Pass Stations west of Arthur’s Pass Pressed hay or straw in bales, and chaff Class Q. Minimum quantity, 4 tonnes per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., and 5 tonnes per Lc wagon.
Port Chalmers.. Dunedin Classes C, D, E, E plus 25 percent, E plus 50 percent, G, P, P plus 25 percent, and P plus 50 percent, ex-ship. Owner’s risk $3.54 per tonne or $3.17 per cubic metre. The charges for goods of classes C, D, and G will be computed in accordance with section 127, General Scale of Charges. Small lots will be charged as follows:
Not Exceeding:
kg m³ $
26 or 0.03 0.42
51 or 0.06 0.52
77 or 0.85 0.59
102 or 0.115 0.67
128 or 0.145 0.76
153 or 0.17 0.84
178 or 0.2 0.94
204 or 0.23 1.01
229 or 0.255 1.09
250 or 0.28 1.18
Bluff .. .. Mataura Wood pulp, ex-ship $4.95 per tonne including cost of tarpaulins. Owners to load and unload.
Tuatapere .. Waikiwi or Inver-cargill Timber .. .. *$4.36 per cubic metre.

*Minimum wagon loads as prescribed in section 75, para. 1, General Scale of Charges.

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