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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(2.) Scale for Small Lots—continued.

Where the rate per ton exceeds ... s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
108 0 112 0 116 0 120 0 124 0 128 0 132 0 136 0 140 0 144 0 148 0 152 0 156 0

But does not exceed ... ... 112 0 116 0 120 0 124 0 128 0 132 0 136 0 140 0 144 0 148 0 152 0 156 0

Not exceeding 1 cwt. 10 3 11 0 11 9 11 10 12 8 13 5 13 6 14 2 14 2 14 2 15 0 15 9 15 9

Above 1 cwt. and not exceeding 1½ " 10 11 11 8 12 4 12 6 13 3 13 11 14 0 14 8 14 9 15 0 15 8 16 4 16 5

" 1½ " " 1¾ " 11 10 12 3 12 10 13 0 13 9 14 4 14 7 15 3 15 5 15 9 16 3 17 0 17 2

" 1¾ " " 2 " 12 3 12 10 13 5 13 8 14 3 14 9 15 2 15 9 16 0 16 5 16 11 17 6 17 10

" 2 " " 2¼ " 12 11 13 5 13 11 14 2 14 9 15 2 15 8 16 1 16 7 17 2 17 6 18 0 18 6

" 2¼ " " 2½ " 14 5 15 0 15 7 15 11 16 6 17 1 17 6 18 1 18 6 19 2 19 7 20 1 20 8

" 2½ " " 2¾ " 16 0 16 6 17 2 17 8 18 3 18 10 19 4 20 0 20 6 21 2 21 8 22 3 22 10

" 2¾ " " 3 " 17 6 18 1 18 8 19 5 20 0 20 7 21 2 21 10 22 4 23 2 23 8 24 4 25 0

" 3 " " 3¼ " 19 0 19 7 20 3 21 0 21 8 22 4 23 0 23 8 24 4 25 1 25 9 26 5 27 1

" 3¼ " " 3½ " 20 6 21 1 21 10 22 8 23 4 24 1 24 9 25 6 26 3 27 0 27 9 28 5 29 1

" 3½ " " 3¾ " 21 10 22 7 23 6 24 3 25 0 25 9 26 6 27 5 28 1 28 11 29 8 30 5 31 2

" 3¾ " " ... " ... 23 3 24 1 25 0 25 10 26 8 27 6 28 3 29 1 29 11 30 10 31 9 32 6 33 2

(3.) Class E.—Grain and other Agricultural Produce.
Minimum quantity, 2 tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum,
or at the classified rates for Class D.
At Auckland, Onehunga, Spit, Wellington, Foxton, Wanganui, Waitara, Grey-
mouth, Westport, Nelson Port, Picton, Blenheim, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Timaru,
Oamaru, Breakwater, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Invercargill, and the Bluff, 6d. per
ton will be charged in addition to the classified rates, except at private sidings at
those stations, or except local rates otherwise provide.
At all other stations, when the loading or unloading is done by the owners, or
when loaded by owners into sheds, owing to trucks not being available after reason-
able notice is given, the classified rates only will be charged. When the loading or
unloading is done by the Railway Department 6d. per ton will be charged for each
operation.
At all private stores or sidings the loading or unloading shall be done by the
owners.
The following method of computing the tonnage of grain will be followed :—
Wheat—10 bags of 4 bushels to the ton.
Barley—12 bags of 4 bushels to the ton.
Oats—14 bags of 4 bushels to the ton.
Flour, Bran, and Pollard—2,200lb. to the ton.
Oats (crushed) and other grain by actual weight.
60lb. of wheat, or 50lb. of barley, or 40lb. of oats count as 1 bushel.
When grain is in bags holding more than 240lb. each the full contents of such
bags of grain will be charged rate and a quarter. The consignment note should
state the number of such bags, failing which the charge will be made on the whole
consignment. The tonnage on which such charge is made will be computed in the
manner prescribed above.
The number of bags and the quantity they contain must be declared upon the
consignment notes.

(4.) Class F.—Hay, Straw, Chaff, Turnips, &c.
All loading and unloading must be done by the owner. For each loading or
unloading done by the Department 5s. per truck will be charged.
Quantities of Class F, except turnips, mangolds, or carrots, under a truck-load will be
charged as a truck, or as Class A. Quantities of turnips, mangolds, or carrots, under
a truck-load will be charged as a truck, or at the classified rates for Class D. A
truck-load must not exceed 5 tons in weight; any truck loaded with more than this
quantity will be charged rate and a half.

(5.) Class H.—Wool, Dried Sheepskins, and Rabbitskins in
Bales.
For undumped bales of more than 4 cwt., and double-dumped bales of more than
8 cwt., ¼d. per bale per mile will be added to the classified rates.
All loading and unloading must be done by the owner.
For each loading or unloading done by the Railway Department 3d. per bale for
undumped, and 6d. per bale for double-dumped, will be charged.

(6.) Class K.—Timber.
Sawn Timber, Squared Logs, and Mouldings.
Timber carried in single wagons, minimum quantity, 1,200 superficial feet for
each wagon for distances of 75 miles and under; 2,000 superficial feet for each
wagon for distances over 75 miles: when timber is over 26 feet long a check wagon