New Zealand Gazette – 1976 – No. 64

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✨ Fresh Produce Rates and Conditions



  1. The charges for fruit, tomatoes, and mushrooms conveyed under the provisions of paragraph 1 hereof and packed in used cardboard boxes or in paper parcels will be increased by 25 percent.

  2. For the purposes of this section artichokes, beetroot, carrots, garlic, kumaras, marrows, melons, onions, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet corn on cobs, and turnips are deemed to be fresh vegetables and will be charged accordingly. Fresh fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, or nuts contained in suitcases or similar containers are not considered “packed” in accordance with trade usage, and will be charged parcels rates as per section 55.

  3. Grapefruit—Fresh New Zealand grown grapefruit certified for the domestic use of the consignee, packed in cases, cartons, sacks or hessian bags, not exceeding 25 kg in weight, will be charged $1.10 per package on rail in each island, irrespective of distance. Packages of grapefruit exceeding 25 kg in weight will be charged $1.10 per 25 kg or part thereof.

In addition to the certificate prescribed in paragraph 7 hereof, the consignor in every instance will endorse the face of the consignment note “Certified New Zealand grapefruit”.

  1. Terminal Charge—In addition to the foregoing charges, a charge of 30c for each 25 kg or part thereof will be made for fresh fruit (including grapefruit), vegetables, mushrooms, or nuts consigned as parcels to the following stations:

North Island
Auckland. Wanganui.
Hamilton (including Palmerston North.
Frankton). Wellington.
New Plymouth. Petone.
Hawera. Lower Hutt.
Gracefield.

South Island
Christchurch.
Dunedin.
Invercargill.

  1. Grouped Weight—When more packages than one consisting of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts are consigned from one consignor to one consignee at the same destination station, such packages will be charged upon the total weight of each consignment.

  2. Conditions—(a) The provisions of this section will be applicable only to fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts forwarded for the domestic use of the consignee, with a maximum weight per consignment of 100 kg, and will not apply to fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts forwarded for sale or to be used or dealt with by the consignee for any purpose other than that mentioned. In every case the consignor shall endorse on the face of the consignment-note, “Certified for domestic use of consignee only”.

(b) The department reserves the right to decline to carry fresh fruit (including grapefruit), fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts at these rates on any express or passenger train.

  1. Consignments Exceeding 100 kg—With the exception of consignments of grapefruit conveyed under the provisions of paragraph 4 (for which there will be no limit), each 100 kg or part thereof in excess of the first 100 kg will be charged as a separate consignment at section 55 rates on grouped weight.


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