RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1923, Page 2

RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

EAST I’D MUST. The fohiwiiig freight list from Christchurch to Greymouth lias been compiled foi general reference:,-—• CLASS "ii." GOODS. Acids, arrown.ot, paper bags and paper, biscuits, confectionery, brooms, candied peel, candles, cocoa, coffee, cordials, voiitluur, i ream tartar, cur-l-ants, curry powder, dales, drugs and patent- medicines, tinned lisli and fruit, dried and preserved fruit, honey, jam, kerosene, matches, milk, nuts, oysters, pepper and spices, baking powder, raisins, sacks, sardines, soap, bi-card, soda, starch. sugar, stationery, tea, vinegar and general grocery. 'through ran- at present, £1 Ids Uhl ; per ton. Rate when taken over by Railway Department, .Cl os 2d per ton. .Minimum quantity 7-cwtless at rate and ti-half, CLASS “A.” GOODS. Racked imported beans, blacking, biucklead. hoot polishes, disinfectants, linseed meal, pickles, preserved provisions. sago, seeds, sheep-dip, soap extract-, tapioca, twine. Through rate at present, £1 0s lid p-er ton. Rate when taken over by Railway Department, 53 8s 10,1 per ton. Minimum quantity. 5 ewt.. less at rate and n-ludf. CLASS ”C.” GOODS. Bacon, eggs, hams, lard, rice, saltpetre. soap, vinegar in casks, whiting, etc. Through rate at present. £3 (>s 7d pei ton. Rate when taken over by Railway Department, £2 los -Id ;er ton. Minimum quantity, "i ewt.. less at rate and a-ltalf. CLASS ”D.” GOODS. Bacilli (packed), butter, ealfmeal, cheese, hams (packed), soda crystals, woolpaeks. Through rate at present. £2 los 2d per ton. Rate when tunnel is taken over !>v R.ailwav Department, £2 os 3d tier ton. Minimum quantity n ewt., less at rate and a-ltalf. CLASS “E.” GOODS. Barley, pearl barley, bone-dust, bran, I’arininaeeeous floods, flour, lowl-grit, grain, linseed, maize, mail, manures, oatmeal, oalina. oats, onions, peas, pollard, potatoes, melt -ad, salt, wle-at anil wlieatmeal. Through rate at present. £1 3s 2d per ton. Rate when tunnel is taken hv Radwav Department. 18s 4d per ton. Minimum quantity 11 tons, less than ] > tons at rate and a-liall. L’l Ha B*l. CLASS “F.” GOODS. Carrots, chaff, hay. parsnips, straw, turnips. ’ Through rate at present, £1 12s Id per truck. Rate when tunnel is taken over by Railway Department, <23 lls fid per tiuc-k. Less than truck lots will he charged at ordinary ton rales. FLOUR. SPECIAL RATE. Through rate at present, 18s 3d per ton. Rate wlu-n taken over l»v Railway I h-nartnicnt. Ids per ton. Canterbury millers are allowing -Is fid per toll, representing the difference between f.o.b. l.vtlelton, and free on rail. Clieli.. so this will reduce the above rates by 4s fid per ton. Minimum quantity, 1! “long tons. Millers reckon flour at 2T>:i|hs to the ton. hut the Railway Department work i n 2’24o!bs. to the ton.