New Zealand Gazette – 1977 – No. 119

Page 3077

✨ Railway Freight Charges



23 NOVEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3077

Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon the New Zealand Government Railways—
Amendment No. 14

LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES

Pursuant to the Government Railways Act 1949, the Minister of Railways hereby makes the following alterations to the Local Rates Scale of Charges published in the Supplement, dated the 3rd day of December 1973, to the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th day of November 1973, and hereby declares that such alterations shall come into force on the 4th day of December 1977.

Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 19, 20, 25 and 28 of the said Local Rates Scale of Charges are hereby revoked and the following new sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 19, 20, 25 and 28 substituted thereafter.

As witness my hand this 21st day of November 1977
COLIN McLACHLAN, Minister of Railways.

  1. Reserved for future use

  2. Petrol, Kerosene, etc., in Rail Tank Wagons

The charges for the conveyance of petrol, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, also crude, residual, lubricating, transformer, or fuel oils in Uc and Mcr tank wagons are:

From To Petrol, Kerosene, and Similar Mineral Oils Rate per Tonne D.P.C. Code *Crude, Residual, Lubricating, Transformer, or Fuel Oils Rate per Tonne D.P.C. Code
†Auckland Whangarei 20.39 63 20.39 63
Kinleith .. .. 24.23 55
Kotiu 26.82 48 25.23 55
Rotorua 27.36 48 25.91 62
Tirohia 10.20 78 10.20 78
Paeroa (Std. dist. 202 km) 10.20 78 10.20 78
Tauranga 27.56 54 26.26 55
Kawerau 32.36 53 29.41 55
Awakeri 32.16 60 29.59 62
Taneatua 31.93 48 31.55 61
Taumarunui 27.36 48 25.91 62
Oil companies' private sidings near Woburn 31.17 74 31.17 74
Mt. Maunganui Paeroa (Std. dist. 82 km) 8.12 69 8.12 69
Kawerau (Std. dist. 82 km) 8.12 69 8.12 69
Murupara .. .. 12.67 66
Edgecumbe (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 8.12 69
Awakeri (Std. dist. 82 km) 8.12 69 8.12 69
Taneatua (Std. dist. 82 km) 8.12 69 8.12 69
Oil company's private sidings at Mt. Maunganui Kinleith (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 8.12 69
Moturoa Taumarunui 21.31 62 20.39 63
Manunui 23.04 48 20.87 63
Hawera 11.01 63 .. ..
Wanganui (Std. dist. 175 km) 19.11 54 17.29 56
Private sidings on the Castlecliff Branch (Std. dist. 175 km) 19.11 54 17.29 56
Taihape 25.74 48 25.74 48
New Plymouth 32.60 48 32.22 54
Wanganui (Std. dist. 242 km) 23.36 62 22.33 63
Wellington Private sidings on the Castlecliff Branch (Std. dist. 242 km) 23.36 62 22.33 63
Masterton 10.78 66 10.78 66
Hastings 28.18 61 28.18 61
Oil companies' private sidings near Ahuriri 29.17 61 23.61 58

*Oils having a specific gravity of 800 grams or more per litre. (Fuel or crude oils having a specific gravity of less than 800 grams per litre will be charged as kerosene.)

†Includes haulage from Western Viaduct at Auckland.



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🚂 Amendment to Local Rates Scale of Charges for Railway Freight (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 November 1977
Freight Rates, Railway, Local Rates, Charges, Pricing, Goods Classification
  • Colin McLachlan, Minister of Railways