New Zealand Gazette – 1977 – No. 52

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✨ Railway Freight Rates



  1. Lime for Manuring Farm Lands

This section is revoked and the following new section substituted therefor:

90. Lime for Manuring Farm Lands

  1. New Zealand lime certified for use in dressing land of bona fide farms, orchards, nurseries, or market gardens and consigned direct to farmers, orchardists, nurserymen, or market gardeners in the following minimum loads will be charged the rates as prescribed in paragraph 2 hereof:
Each La Wagon Each Four-Wheeled Wagon n.o.s. Each Bogie Wagon
Tonnes 10 Tonnes 12½ Tonnes 20
  1. Rates:
Kilometres Not Exceeding Per Tonne $ Kilometres Not Exceeding Per Tonne $ Kilometres Not Exceeding Per Tonne $
65 3.84 226 8.42 598 17.98
68 3.91 234 8.62 614 18.39
71 3.97 242 8.82 630 18.80
77 4.11 258 9.23 662 19.62
80 4.18 266 9.43 668 20.03
83 4.24 274 9.64 702 20.64
86 4.31 282 9.84 726 21.24
89 4.38 290 10.05 750 21.85
92 4.45 298 10.25 774 22.45
95 4.51 306 10.45 798 23.06
98 4.58 314 10.66 822 23.67
101 4.65 322 10.86 846 24.27
104 4.72 332 11.14 870 24.88
107 4.78 342 11.42 894 25.48
110 4.85 358 11.83 918 26.09
114 4.95 374 12.24 942 26.70
122 5.13 390 12.65 966 27.30
130 5.31 406 13.06 990 27.91
138 5.49 422 13.47 1014 28.51
146 5.67 438 13.88 1038 29.12
154 5.96 454 14.29
162 6.26 470 14.70 For each additional 25 km or part thereof 61c is to be added.
170 6.55 486 15.11
178 6.84 502 15.52
186 7.13 518 15.93
194 7.43 534 16.34
202 7.72 550 16.75
210 8.01 566 17.16
218 8.21 582 17.57

  1. Minimum Charges—Any less quantity than the minimum will be charged at such minimum or on actual weight at Class E plus 50 percent whichever is cheaper.

  2. Handling—All loading and unloading shall be performed by the owners.

  3. Liability—Lime consigned under the provisions of this section will be conveyed at owner’s risk.



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5 May 1977
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