New Zealand Gazette – 1976 – No. 4

Page 146

✨ Railway Goods Rates



GOODS 141

  1. Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts grown and packed in New Zealand (including the Cook Islands and Niue) in consignments exceeding 250 kg in weight will be charged as follows, minimum charges as per paragraph 1 hereof:
Kilometres Not Exceeding Rate per Tonne $ Kilometres Not Exceeding Rate per Tonne $ Kilometres Not Exceeding Rate per Tonne $
20 4.65 146 8.29 518 18.37
23 4.65 154 8.50 534 18.81
26 4.65 162 8.71 550 19.26
29 4.65 170 8.91 566 19.70
32 4.65 178 9.14 582 20.14
35 4.65 186 9.36 598 20.58
38 4.65 194 9.60 614 21.02
41 4.65 202 9.84 630 21.46
44 4.84 210 10.04 646 21.90
47 4.93 218 10.24 662 22.34
50 5.00 226 10.50 678 22.78
53 5.06 234 10.72 694 23.22
56 5.13 242 10.93 702 23.44
59 5.19 250 11.17 726 24.09
62 5.32 258 11.38 750 24.65
65 5.45 266 11.58 774 25.06
68 5.58 274 11.82 798 25.46
71 5.71 282 12.03 822 25.87
74 5.84 290 12.23 846 26.30
77 5.97 298 12.48 870 26.73
80 5.97 306 12.69 894 27.13
83 6.11 314 12.89 918 27.52
86 6.24 322 13.10 942 27.94
89 6.37 332 13.53 966 28.35
92 6.50 342 13.53 990 28.76
95 6.63 358 13.97 1014 29.17
98 6.76 374 14.41 1038 km 29.59
101 6.89 390 14.85 Beyond 1038 km 30.84
104 7.02 406 15.29
107 7.15 422 15.73
110 7.28 438 16.17
114 7.42 454 16.61
122 7.63 470 17.05
130 7.85 486 17.49
138 8.07 502 17.93
  1. Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts grown and packed in New Zealand (including the Cook Islands or Niue) forwarded for domestic use of the consignee will be conveyed only under the provisions of section 56.

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GOODS 144

  1. Goods conveyed in Insulated Wagons, or Insulated or Refrigerated Containers

  2. Except as otherwise provided herein, charges on goods conveyed in insulated wagons, where such wagons are specially ordered, will be computed at the appropriate rate for the commodity on a minimum weight of 2 tonnes per four-wheeled wagon.

  3. Meat, fresh, frozen, or chilled consigned to a port, wharf, or container terminal for export will be charged as follows:

(a) For distances not exceeding 24 km:

(i) Insulated wagon rates:

Kilometres Not Exceeding Charge per Wagon $ Per V $ Per Vb or Vs $ Per Va $
3 12.71 27.17 38.00 38.84
4 12.71 27.17 38.00 38.84
5 13.55 28.02 38.84 39.78
6 13.55 28.02 38.84 39.78
7 13.55 28.02 38.84 39.78
8 14.46 28.93 39.78 40.69
9 14.46 28.93 39.78 40.69
10 15.39 29.85 40.69 41.61
11 16.32 30.78 41.61 42.47
12 17.15 31.63 42.47 43.49
13 18.07 32.54 43.49 44.30
14 18.07 32.54 43.49 44.30
15 18.07 32.54 43.49 44.30
16 19.02 33.48 44.30 45.24
17 19.02 33.48 44.30 45.24
18 19.93 34.39 45.24 46.09
19 20.76 35.23 46.09 47.00
20 21.71 36.15 47.00 47.93
21 21.71 36.15 47.00 47.93
22 22.62 37.09 47.93 48.85
23 23.54 38.00 48.85 49.70
24 23.54 38.00 48.85 49.70

(ii) Insulated or refrigerated containers (privately owned):

Two 20-ft containers loaded on a Uk wagon—each container will be charged at the V wagon rate.

One 20-ft container loaded on a Uk wagon will be charged at the VR wagon rate.

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