New Zealand Gazette – 1973 – No. 42

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✨ Railway Charges Amendment



928 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 42

  1. Computation of Charges

Paragraph 9—Omit this paragraph and insert new paragraph 9:

  1. Goods Consigned Inter Island—Except as provided in section 29 of the Local Rates Scale of Charges, the charges for the rail journey in each Island will be computed separately.

  2. Small-lots Scale

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (a)—Omit the rates shown for “Beyond Zone 15” (over 645 miles) and insert the following—

Zone No. Miles Not Exceeding Class of Goods Weight Not Exceeding
1 qr 2 qrs 3 qrs 1 cwt 1½ cwt 2 cwt 2½ cwt 3 cwt 3½ cwt 4 cwt 4½ cwt 5 cwt
16 750 C and D $ 1.20 $ 1.75 $ 2.30 $ 2.85 $ 4.15 $ 5.40 $ 6.40 $ 7.40 $ 8.35 $ 9.15 $ 10.00 $ 10.80
C + 50% 1.80 2.63 3.45 4.28 6.23 8.10 9.60 11.10 12.53 13.73 15.00 16.20
E + 50% 1.10 1.65 2.05 2.60 3.40 4.30 5.15 6.15 7.15 8.20 9.25 10.30
17 855 C and D 1.35 1.95 2.55 3.15 4.50 6.00 7.20 8.30 9.35 10.30 11.25 12.30
C + 50% 2.03 2.93 3.83 4.73 6.75 9.00 10.80 12.45 14.03 15.45 16.88 18.45
E + 50% 1.20 1.80 2.25 2.85 3.75 4.75 5.70 6.80 7.90 9.05 10.20 11.40
18 960 C and D 1.45 2.05 2.70 3.35 4.95 6.50 7.70 9.00 10.15 11.25 12.30 13.40
C + 50% 2.18 3.08 4.05 5.03 7.43 9.75 11.55 13.50 15.23 16.88 18.45 20.10
E + 50% 1.30 1.95 2.45 3.10 4.10 5.20 6.25 7.45 8.65 9.90 11.15 12.50
19 1065 C and D 1.55 2.20 2.90 3.60 5.35 7.05 8.35 9.80 11.05 12.30 13.45 14.70
C + 50% 2.33 3.30 4.35 5.40 8.03 10.58 12.53 14.70 16.58 18.45 20.18 22.05
E + 50% 1.40 2.10 2.65 3.35 4.45 5.65 6.80 8.10 9.40 10.75 12.10 13.60
20 1170 C and D 1.65 2.35 3.10 3.85 5.75 7.60 9.00 10.60 11.95 13.35 14.60 16.00
C + 50% 2.48 3.53 4.65 5.78 8.63 11.40 13.50 15.90 17.93 20.03 21.90 24.00
E + 50% 1.50 2.25 2.85 3.60 4.80 6.10 7.35 8.75 10.15 11.60 13.05 14.70
21 Over 1170 C and D 1.75 2.50 3.30 4.10 6.15 8.15 9.65 11.40 12.85 14.40 15.75 17.30
C + 50% 2.63 3.75 4.95 6.15 9.23 12.23 14.48 17.10 19.28 21.60 23.63 25.95
E + 50% 1.60 2.40 3.05 3.85 5.15 6.55 7.90 9.40 10.90 12.45 14.00 15.80

Small lots of Goods of Class C plus 20% will be charged at the scale for Class C.
Small lots of Goods of Class C double rate will be charged at double the scale for Class C.
Small lots of Goods of Class D less 25% and E plus 25% will be charged at the scale for Class E plus 50%.
Small lots of Goods of Class D plus 50% will be charged at the scale for Class C plus 50%.

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (b)—Omit the rates shown for “Over 645” miles and insert the following:

Zone No. Miles Not Exceeding Measurements Not Exceeding
1 cu ft 2 cu ft 3 cu ft 4 cu ft 5 cu ft 6 cu ft 7 cu ft 8 cu ft 9 cu ft 10 cu ft
16 750 $ 0.55 $ 0.85 $ 1.20 $ 1.55 $ 1.90 $ 2.25 $ 2.50 $ 2.85 $ 3.25 $ 3.65
17 855 0.55 0.95 1.30 1.70 2.10 2.50 2.80 3.20 3.65 4.05
18 960 0.60 1.05 1.40 1.85 2.30 2.75 3.10 3.55 4.05 4.45
19 1065 0.60 1.15 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.40 3.90 4.45 4.85
20 1170 0.65 1.25 1.60 2.15 2.70 3.25 3.70 4.25 4.80 5.25
21 Over 1170 0.75 1.35 1.75 2.35 2.90 3.50 3.95 4.55 5.20 5.65

Goods classified at G less 33⅓ percent will be charged at the foregoing scale, less one-third.

As witness my hand this 8th day of May 1973.

T. M. McGUIGAN, Minister of Railways.

Amendment No. 1, 1971, Gazette, No. 83
Amendment No. 2, 1971, Gazette, No. 83
Amendment No. 3, 1971, Gazette No. 83
Amendment No. 4, 1972, Gazette, No. 7
Amendment No. 5, 1972, Gazette, No. 76
Amendment No. 6, 1972, Gazette, No. 100
Amendment No. 7, 1973, Gazette, No. 32
Amendment No. 8, 1973, Gazette, No. 32
Amendment No. 9, 1973, Gazette, No. 32



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🚂 Alterations to Scales of Charges for New Zealand Government Railways - Amendment No. 11 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 May 1973
Railways, Charges, Classification of Goods and Livestock, Goods Rates, Livestock Rates, Small-lots Scale, Inter Island Consignment
  • T. M. McGUIGAN, Minister of Railways