New Zealand Gazette – 1982 – No. 77

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✨ Rail Freight Charges

12 JULY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2289
Goods 43.5/44.2

43.5 Small lots

43.5.1 Charges: Cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, horses (including ponies and foals), or goats carried loose in small lots shall 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 Not Exceeding	First Animal $	Each Additional One Belonging to Same Owner in the Same Wagon Cattle $	Each Additional One Belonging to Same Owner in the Same Wagon Calves and Foals (Not Exceeding 6 months old), Sheep, Pigs, or Goats $
65	61.08	20.36	6.78
98	79.81	26.60	8.87
146	107.17	35.72	11.91
194	141.75	47.25	15.75
242	183.23	61.08	20.36
290	213.72	71.24	23.75
338	245.68	81.90	27.30
438	284.12	94.71	31.57
518	322.50	107.50	35.83
598	360.91	120.30	40.10
678	399.31	133.11	44.37
750	435.60	145.20	48.38
Plus for every additional 75 km or part thereof	36.30	12.10	4.04

43.5.2 Owner's risk: The foregoing rates are at "limited carrier's risk" and will be reduced by 2 percent where consignors require that the consignment be carried at "owner's risk".

43.6 Livestock in crates

Calves (not exceeding six months old), sheep, pigs or goats properly secured in crates so as to prevent damage to other goods shall be charged as follows provided that where the exclusive use of a wagon is given the provisions of clause 21.7 will apply.

Gross weight per crate	Rate
Not exceeding 150 kilograms	... Class B
Exceeding 150 kilograms	... Class A

44. CLASS N

44.1 Minimum wagon load

Minimum loads of goods chargeable at class N rate shall be as follows:

	Each Four Wheeled N.O.S.	Each Lb, Lc, Lp, Lpa Wagon	Each †Mc, Na, Nc, Nf, Kp, Ks, or Xp Wagon	Each Vs, Vb, or Vr Wagon	Each Za, Zp Wagon	Each Bogie Wagon N.O.S.
Barytes, glazed bricks, china clay, coal (imported), concrete articles (excluding concrete pipes), granite and marble chips ... ... ...	10	12	12	--	15	15
Butter, cheese, cream (frozen), milk powder and casein, anhydrous milk fat, lactalbumin ... ... ...	8	8	10	16	20	20
Coke, bulk ... ... ... ... ... ...	4	4	--	--	--	8
Goods in class N, n.o.s. ... ... ... ...	6	8	8	--	12	12

*A 6 tonne wagon minimum will apply to concrete pipes loaded on Nc or Nf wagons.
†Mc wagons are not to be loaded with bulk commodities.

44.2 Minimum charge

Except where otherwise provided, any less quantity than the minimum wagon load prescribed shall be charged at such minimum, or on actual weight at the following rates, whichever is cheaper:

Class N goods not specified hereunder

	Class D
Newspapers, old, in bundles, for packing or wrapping	... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Paper, Waste ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rags, in bales or bundles ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	... ... ... ... ... ... ... Class E
Bottles, glass, empty old ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	... ... ... ... ... ... ... plus 50 percent
Coke in bags ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Twine, binder or baling, used, packed in bales ... ...	... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Wool waste (pressed) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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