Railway Freight Rates




1596
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 61

COOK STRAIT RAIL FERRIES

Class of Goods Rate Per *From Wellington to Picton not Otherwise Specified $ *From Picton to Wellington Not Otherwise Specified $
Hams tonne 27.30 23.88
Hay, chaff or straw (Including flax straw)—Maximum Charge tonne 56.17 49.12
Per La 289.99 253.72
Per Lc 352.59 308.51
Horses—see Livestock
Household removals (where exclusive use of a wagon is necessary or requested, a minimum charge of $271.82 per four wheeled wagon will apply) tonne or cub. metre 134.18 134.18
Iron and steel (rods, bars, etc.) tonne 27.30 23.88
Kumeras tonne 27.30 23.88
Limestone tonne 27.30 23.88
Livestock in “T” wagons: per T wagon—Minimum charge each 542.80 474.93
Maximum charge 978.88 856.53
Cattle each 109.05 95.40
Calves not exceeding 6 months each 54.53 47.69
Dogs accompanying passengers Refer section 142
Dogs, guide, accompanying blind persons Refer section 142
Dogs on chains Charges as specified in section 60, parcels
Dogs and other small animals in boxes or other approved recepticle each 54.53 47.69
Foals not exceeding 9 months each 95.12 83.23
Horses each 22.50 19.69
Sheep
Livestock (other than dogs and other small animals) in crates, etc.—Under special arrangement
Livestock or poultry food in sacks tonne 27.30 23.88
Lucerne meal tonne 27.30 23.88
Malt and malt culmings tonne 27.30 23.88
Manures tonne 27.30 23.88
Marrows tonne 27.30 23.88
Meats—Wagon minima 5 tonnes per W wagon, 10 tonnes per Vb, Vr, or Vs wagon, 16 tonnes per Uk or Ukb wagon
Unpacked (carcasses, etc.) tonne 27.30 23.88
Packed tonne or cub. metre 27.30 23.88
Melons—see Marrows
Motor vehicles including motorcars, lorries, tractors, etc. (loaded on railway wagons) tonne or cub. metre 27.30 23.88
Newspapers and periodicals in bulk (subject to same conditions as apply to rail vide section 62) tonne 27.30 23.88
Oats—see Grains
Oils, bitumen or other approved liquids in Uc tank wagons—charged on weight of contents tonne 27.30 23.88
Onions tonne 27.30 23.88
Parsnips tonne 27.30 23.88
Peas (seed) tonne 27.30 23.88
Peas (split) tonne 27.30 23.88
Periodicals in bulk—see Newspapers
Pollard tonne 27.30 23.88
Potatoes tonne 27.30 23.88
Pumice—sand tonne 27.30 23.88
Pumpkins—see Marrows
Ryegrass seed—see Seeds
Salt tonne 27.30 23.88
Seeds—
Chou Mollier tonne 49.01 42.87
Clover tonne 33.87 29.65
Cocksfoot tonne 63.68 55.74
Cowgrass—as clover seed
Grass seeds, not otherwise specified tonne 55.07 48.16
Lucerne tonne 33.87 29.65
Ryegrass tonne 55.07 48.16
Straw—see Hay
Swede turnips tonne 27.30 23.88
Timber—In minimum loads as per section 75, paragraph 1 cub. metre 28.94 25.37
Lesser quantities will be charged at such minima or if cheaper on measurement at 43.84 38.35
Minimum charge for timber per consignment 2.78 2.45
*For goods conveyed solely between Picton and Wellington, see paragraph (c) hereof.


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