Railway Charges Amendments




1848
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 58

Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon the New Zealand Government Railways—
Amendment No. 18

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 2nd day of July 1978. 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 27th day of June 1978.

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 Mcp 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
Whangarei .. .. $ 22.94 63 $ 22.94 63
Kinleith .. .. 30.17 48 22.26 55
Koutu .. .. 30.78 48 29.15 62
Rotorua .. .. 11.48 78 11.48 78
Tirohia .. .. 31.01 54 29.54 55
Kawerau .. .. 36.40 53 33.09 55
Awakeri .. .. 36.20 60 33.20 62
Taneatua .. .. 35.92 48 35.50 61
Taumarunui .. .. 30.78 48 29.15 62
Oil companies’ private sidings near Woburn .. .. 35.09 74 35.09 74
Paeroa (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 9.14 69 9.14 69
Kawerau (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 9.14 69 9.14 69
Muropara .. .. .. .. 14.23 66
Edgecumbe (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 9.14 69 9.14 69
Awakeri (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 9.14 69 9.14 69
Taneatua (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. 9.14 69 9.14 69
Kinleith (Std. dist. 82 km) .. .. .. .. 9.14 69
Taumarunui .. .. 23.98 62 22.94 63
Manunui .. .. 25.93 48 23.49 63
Hawera .. .. 12.38 63 .. ..
Wanganui (Std. dist. 175 km) .. .. 21.50 54 19.46 56
Private sidings on the Castlecliff Branch (Std. dist. 175 km) .. .. .. .. 28.96 48
Taihape .. .. 28.96 48 26.25 54
New Plymouth .. .. 36.68 48 25.14 63
Wanganui (Std. dist. 242 km) .. .. 26.28 62 25.14 63
Private sidings on the Castlecliff Branch (Std. dist. 242 km) .. .. .. .. 12.13 66
Masterton .. .. 12.13 66 12.13 66
Hastings .. .. 31.71 61 31.71 61
Oil companies’ private sidings near Ahuriri .. .. 32.82 61 26.57 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 Railway Charges Classification (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 June 1978
Railway, Charges, Classification, Goods, Rates, Distance, Small-lots Scale, Freight, Zones
  • Colin McLachlan, Minister of Railways