New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 28

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

White-pine timber consigned to Spit for shipment direct to Australian ports will be charged at the same rates as white-pine, Wellington Section.

The rate for round logs consigned to Spit, Napier, and Waipukurau, will be as fixed in Gazette No. 3, of the 8th January, 1885.

Consignments of white-pine for Australian ports not made direct to the export ship will be charged the same rate, upon a statutory declaration to that effect being furnished, such declaration being made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” sections 233 and 234, in the form prescribed.

CLASS. D.
Goods of Class D will be charged as Class C.

CLASS E.
Goods of Class E will be charged rate and a quarter, provided that the total charges shall not exceed the charges at the classified rates for Class D.

CLASS P.
Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N.

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WELLINGTON SECTION.

CLASS K.—TIMBER.

Timber consigned from saw-mills to Wellington to vessels for shipment will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates.

White-pine timber consigned to Wellington for shipment direct to Australian ports will be charged as follows:—

8d. per 100 superficial feet for all distances from 1 to 20 miles inclusive, and at the following rates per 100 superficial feet for distances beyond :—

Miles ...	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
	0 9	0 9	0 10	0 10	0 11	0 11	1 0	1 0	1 1	1 1
Miles ...	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
	1 1	1 1	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 2	1 3	1 3
Miles ...	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
	1 3	1 3	1 3	1 3	1 4	1 4	1 4	1 4	1 4	1 4
Miles ...	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
	1 5	1 5	1 5	1 5	1 5	1 5	1 6	1 6	1 6	1 6
Miles ...	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
	1 6	1 6	1 7	1 7	1 7	1 7	1 7	1 7	1 8	1 8
Miles ...	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
	1 8	1 8	1 8	1 8	1 9	1 9	1 9	1 9	1 9	1 9

For every additional mile ½d. per 100 superficial feet will be added.

Consignments for Australian ports not made direct to the export ship will be charged the same rate, upon a statutory declaration to that effect being furnished, such declaration being made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” sections 233 and 234, in the form prescribed.

A shunting charge of 6d. per 100 feet will be made on white-pine sawn timber consigned to Booth’s Siding from stations between it and Masterton, in lieu of the classified rate.

Bark in bags or bundles from Wellington Wharf to Kaiwarra or Ngahauranga, 3s. 3d. per ton.

CLASS P.
Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N.

MILEAGE.

For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of passengers, and all goods and parcels, carried over the Rimutaka Incline, the mileage of such Incline will be deemed to be 5 miles more than its actual mileage.

PORT TRAFFIC.

Haulage, Class H, double-dumped wool from shed to ship’s side, ship to take delivery in the trucks alongside, per double bale ... ... 0 4
Class H (except double-dumped wool), haulage between ship’s side and station, ship to receive from or deliver into trucks alongside, per bale ... 0 2
Ships’ goods, Classes A, B, C, D, E, haulage between ship’s side and railway sheds, including weighing and handling in railway sheds, ships to receive from and deliver into trucks alongside, per ton, weight or measurement ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 3

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1885, No 28

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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