RAILWAY FREIGHTS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1925, Page 3

RAILWAY FREIGHTS

THE NEW TARIFF. j ON CCA I, AND TIMBER. Tlie new railway freights on coal and limber, ri’nieii will become operative on 'the 3.lst. of this month, will be interesting to coal miner* anil owners alike following the revised freight per too at ten-mile intervals Irom one mill* up to 299 miles. The first amount will lII' imported coal, l lie wceuml N.Z. biluiiiinoiis or antbraeste, and the third New Zealand brown or soil coal ; I mile, 3 s (lil. 9 s till, 3s (id; I miles •Is I Id. ns (id. 3* (id : IU miles. Is I Id, (id, 3s (iii: ‘2O miles (is Oil, 5s 2d. ss; 3() mill's 9s. 7.5. (is (id; IU miles. Ils 5(1. 8s llhl. 7s 9il ; 50 miles. I3s Oil, 10s Oil. Os • (ill miles I Is lid, Ils Stl, Ils -Id ; 70 miles Uis Id. 12s 7<l. Ils; 80 miles 17s. 13s Id, Ils 7.1; 00 miles 17s 7d. 13s 9(1, Us Kid; 100 miles 18s 2d, 14s 3(1. 12 s 3d; 120 miles 19s Id, 35s 2d. 12s 9d ; LlO miles 20s lid, 10s Id. I ils 2d; 100 miles 21s (kl. 10s lid. 13s SUI ; IXO miles 22s 10.1, 18s Id, Ils 7d ; 200 miles 21s sd, U!s lOd, 15s Od. Timber sawn or rough hewn, not exceeding Oft. lengths for Icneiiig purposes is carried at a, special rate, imported timber, at rate and a ball and New Zealand three ply is carried at half rates. Taking timber for fencing as the first price. New Zealand timber as the second, and three-ply as the third the freights, taking into account that such freights will mean umbel loi fencing and three-ply in tons, and mdinarv N.Z. timber in 100 super feet, will be as follow*-;—1 mile 2s lid. ILL .-,S 7,1' 5 miles 2s (id. lid, (is 4d : 10 ’miles 2 s lid. lid. 9s Bid; 29 miles, 3s ll!d. Is lOd. Lis 10(1 ; 30 miles. 5s 3d. ■2s Id. 23s 10 I ; -10 mile (is 75.1. 2s 8(1, 30s Uhl ; 50 miles 7s id. 3s. 3.s id; 00 mill- 8s 9d. 3s Od, 42s ILL 70 mile 0s Id, 3s 1 Dll. 4-7 s 4'.!; 84 mil" 0s 1L . Is 2d. 50s LOd ; 90 miles 10s (i L_4s -id. 5 Is” 5d • 100 miles ID, Is 3d. 57* Od : ,24 miles 12s 3d. Is od. 02s SUI; If miles 13* 5,1. ss. 07s sd: If' »»'<? If ,- )S 2d. oils 9d : 104 miles Us . d._ •>* n*i, 70s Si!; 170 miles 15s 2d 5s Id. .2* •>< . ISO miles 15* Oil. 5* Od. ,4s .1: I>> miles Lis -Id. 5s 7d. ms; ’-U His lid. 5* -9 1. 77s Bd.