New Zealand Gazette – 1977 – No. 52

Page 1324

✨ Railway Charges Amendment



  1. Class K

Paragraph 2. Small Lots.--Omit this paragraph and substitute:

  1. Small lots--Except where otherwise specified the charge for any quantity less than the
    wagon minimum prescribed will be based on such minimum or on actual quantity subject to a
    minimum of 0.25 m³--at the following scale if cheaper:
Zone Kilometres Per Zone Kilometres Per
No. Not Cubic No. Not Cubic
Exceeding Metre Exceeding Metre
1 65 $14.00 11 678 $55.89
2 98 $16.97 12 774 $61.07
3 146 $21.39 13 870 $66.24
4 194 $27.09 14 1038 $75.30
5 242 $32.13 15 1213 $84.73
6 290 $34.59 16 1388 $94.16
7 358 $38.27 17 1563 $103.59
8 438 $42.69 18 1713 $111.69
9 518 $47.08 19 1888 $121.12
10 598 $51.47 20 Over 1888 $131.91

Paragraph 7. Omit this paragraph and substitute:

  1. Timber shorts--i.e. pieces not exceeding 2 metres in length will be charged as provided in
    section 68.
    Where the actual weight of timber shorts (chargeable on weight) and shooks cannot be
    determined by weighing, the weight may be computed on the basis of one cubic metre to the
    tonne.
Paragraph 14 (a) .. .. .. .. .. $3.50 $3.94
Paragraph 14 (b)(i) .. .. .. .. .. $1.35 $1.52
Paragraph 14 (b)(ii) .. .. .. .. .. $0.95 $1.07
Omit Insert
minimum $1.00 $1.13
minimum $1.35 $1.52
minimum $0.80 $0.90
  1. Class L--Logs Consigned to Sawmills
Paragraph 5 (a) .. .. .. .. .. $3.50 $3.94
Paragraph 5 (b) .. .. .. .. .. $1.35 $1.52
Omit Insert
minimum $1.00 $1.13
minimum $1.35 $1.52
  1. Livestock

Paragraph 5. Small Lots.--Omit this paragraph and substitute;

  1. Small Lots--Cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, horses (including ponies and foals), or goats
    carried loose in small lots will be charged at the wagon-load rate, or if cheaper (provided the
    consignee does not require the exclusive use of a wagon) at the following rates:
Kilometres First Each Additional One Belonging to
Not Animal Same Owner in the Same Wagon
Exceeding Calves and Foals
(Not Exceeding
6 months old),
Sheep, Pigs, or Goats
$ $ $
65 21.20 7.05 2.35
98 27.70 9.25 3.10
146 37.20 12.40 4.15
194 49.20 16.42 5.47
242 63.60 21.15 7.09
290 74.19 24.75 8.27
358 85.28 28.41 9.45
438 98.61 32.85 10.97
518 111.94 37.29 12.43
598 125.27 41.74 13.89
678 138.60 46.18 15.41
750 151.20 50.40 16.82

For each additional 75 kilometres or fraction thereof beyond 750 kilometres will be added:

$ $ $
12.60 4.22 1.41


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