New Zealand Gazette – 1985 – No. 234

Page 5749

✨ Railway Charges Amendment



19 DECEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 5749

New Zealand Railways Corporation General Scale of Charges Notice: Amendment No. 14

PURSUANT to the New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981, the New Zealand Railways Corporation hereby makes the following alterations and additions to the General Scale of Charges dated the 9th day of July 1982*, and hereby declares that such alterations and additions shall come into force on the 5th day of January 1986.

Dated this 18th day of December 1985.

H. G. PURDY,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways Corporation.

*Gazette, 1982, p. 2207
Amendment No. 1: Gazette, 1982, p. 2957
Amendment No. 2: Gazette, 1982, p. 4301
Amendment No. 3: Gazette, 1983, p. 735
Amendment No. 4: Gazette, 1983, p. 4333
Amendment No. 5: Gazette, 1984, p. 4587
Amendment No. 6: Gazette, 1984, p. 5401
Amendment No. 7: Gazette, 1984, p. 5523
Amendment No. 8: Gazette, 1985, p. 483
Amendment No. 9: Gazette, 1985, p. 1753
Amendment No. 10: Gazette, 1985, p. 3076
Amendment No. 11: Gazette, 1985, p. 3671
Amendment No. 12: Gazette, 1985, p. 5021
Amendment No. 13: Gazette, 1985, p. 5498

PART II : VEHICLES

  1. CHARGES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Omit and substitute:

18.3 Charges for private and lightweight vehicles

18.3.1 Standard Charges: Those vehicles as defined in clause 17.4.1 shall be charged at the following Schedule I rates:

SCHEDULE I

Length of Vehicles Table A Table B
$ $
Up to 4000 mm 65.00 150.00
4000 mm to 6000 mm 85.00 200.00
Over 6000 mm: For each 500 mm or part thereof over 6000 mm add to the
charge for 6000 mm 10.00 25.00

18.4 Charges for commercial and heavy vehicles

Those vehicles as defined in clause 17.4.2 shall be charged at the following Schedule III rates:

SCHEDULE III

Type of vehicle Charge ($)
per metre
New, unregistered 55.00
Empty or up to one cubic metre of load 55.00
Empty “Piggyback” 85.00
Buses or coaches—empty or loaded n.o.s. 50.00
Coaches with boot capacity exceeding 15 m³ (i.e. composite) 85.00
Loaded with livestock:
charge at the cheaper of:
either loaded with livestock 85.00
or empty lorry plus the charge per animal as in clause 18.5.2 55.00
Machinery: self propelled or towed machinery on own wheels, including lorries, coaches,
or heavy vans adapted to convey fixed machinery or converted for commercial purposes 85.00
Breakdown lorries towing another vehicle
Breakdown lorry 85.00
Vehicle on tow charge at appropriate rate for vehicle
General goods, pantechicons, refrigerated goods 100.00
Not otherwise specified 100.00

Reduced by 2% where consignors require that the consignment be carried at “owners risk”.



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🚂 Amendment to New Zealand Railways Corporation General Scale of Charges

🚂 Transport & Communications
18 December 1985
Railways, Charges, Vehicles, Schedule of Rates, Amendment
  • H. G. Purdy, General Manager, New Zealand Railways Corporation