1352

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 87

Half-inch and under will be taken as half the amount of inch stuff.
One hundred palings, or 1,000 shingles, as 100 feet timber.
All loading and unloading must be done by the owner.
For each loading or unloading done by the Railway, 3d. per 100 feet additional
will be charged.
Where senders who do their own loading require a receipt for number of pieces,
3d. per 100 feet superficial additional will be charged, as if loading had been done
by the Department.

Class L.—Firewood, Posts, and Rails, and Split House Blocks.
Goods of this class will be carried only at the owners' sole risk and responsibility,
who must do all loading and unloading. For each loading or unloading done by the
Department 5s. per truck will be charged. Small lots or part consignments will be
charged as a truck, or as Class D, at option of sender.
A truck load must not exceed 5 tons in weight. Any truck loaded with more than
this quantity will be charged double rate.

Class M.—Live Stock.
Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats, and Calves, in Truck-loads.
Double-floored trucks will be charged rate and a half.
No more animals are to be put into a truck than it will conveniently hold.
One drover for each consignment of three or more trucks of cattle, sheep, &c.
may travel free.
Mixed consignments of cattle and horses in quantities of not less than two trucks
will be charged separately, or as one lot, as cattle; and mixed consignments of cattle
and sheep will be charged separately, or as one lot, as cattle.

Cattle, Calves, Sheep, Goats, and Pigs, in small lots,
Will be charged as a truck-load, or at the following rates:---

or if mixed consignment, as a truck-load of cattle.
All animals must be loaded and unloaded by owners, who must take entire respon-
sibility and risk.

Class N.—Minerals.
Minimum quantity, 4 tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum,
or as Class D.
Rough stone will be charged 1s. per ton less than the classified rates for distances
of ten miles and under; but the minimum charge will be 1s. 6d. per ton.
The Railway Department may require loading or unloading to be done by the
owner. For each loading or unloading done by the Railway Department 1s. per ton
will be charged.

Class O.—Road Materials, &c.
Minimum quantity, 4 tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum,
or as Class D.
Road metal and boulders, ships' ballast, shingle, gravel, will be charged 1s. 6d. per
ton less than the classified rates for Class N; but the minimum charge will be 1s. 6d.
per ton.
The Railway Department may require loading or unloading to be done by the
owner. For each loading or unloading done by the Railway Department 1s. per ton
will be charged.

Class P.—Native Coal, Bricks, &c.
Minimum quantity, 4 tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum,
or as Class D.
Bricks, clay, and coal dross of native produce will be charged 1s. 9d per ton for
distances of 9 miles and under instead of the classified rates.
Sand will be charged 6d. per ton less than the classified rates for distances of 16
miles and under.
Mixed consignments of Classes N, O, or P from one consignor to one consignee
will be charged separately, or as one consignment, Class N.
The Railway Department may require loading or unloading to be done by the owner.
For each loading or unloading done by the Railway Department 1s. per ton will be
charged.
Trucks will be allowed to remain at coal pits eight working hours for the purpose
of loading, after which demurrage will be charged at the rate of 10s. per truck per
day or part of a day.
Any time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. counted as working hours.

Carts, Drays, Express Wagons, and Wagons.
For any distance of not more than 10 miles ... ... ... 1s. per mile.
For every mile after the first 10 miles ... ... ... 3d. ,,
Minimum charge... ... ... ... ... 10s. ,,
Heavy wagons ... ... ... ... ... Double rates.