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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

CLASS O.
Road metal conveyed from Serjeant’s Hill to Westport will be charged 1s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

NELSON SECTION.
NELSON STATION AND PORT.
Goods passing over the Railway Wharf, and paying wharfage, which are conveyed between Nelson Station and Port, will be charged at the rates for Port traffic, Part III., weight or measurement, according to bill of lading; other goods by weight or measurement, as the Department directs.

CLASSES C AND D.—GOODS.
Goods of Classes C and D will be charged as B.

CLASS K.—TIMBER.
Timber consigned from Wakefield, Wai-iti, Foxhill, and Belgrove to Nelson or the Port will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates.

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

PICKTON SECTION.
SHIPS’ GOODS.
Ships’ goods, Classes A, B, C, D, from Picton, will be charged as Class B. Maximum charge, including wharfage, loading, and unloading, 7s. 6d. per ton, weight or measurement, according to ships’ bill of lading. Dead meat, Koromiko to Picton, including all charges, 7s. 6d. per ton.
All goods, Classes A, B, C, D (except flax and ships’ goods, Classes A, B, C, D, from Picton) will be charged as Class A.
Goods of Class E, consigned to Picton, the maximum charge will be 6s. 6d. per ton, including wharfage, loading, and unloading.

CLASS C.—TALLOW.
Tallow consigned to Picton for export by ship will be charged maximum rate, 7s. 6d. per ton, to include wharfage, loading, and unloading.
Pelts (in casks) consigned to Picton for export by ship will be charged maximum rate, 7s. 6d. per ton, to include wharfage, loading, and unloading.

CLASS H.—WOOL.
Wool from Blenheim to Picton will be charged 1s. 6d. per bale for undumped, and 2s. 6d. per bale for double-dumped, to include all charges for loading and unloading and wharfage.
Flax dressed and pressed will be charged as Class D. Maximum rate, 9s. 6d. per ton, including loading, unloading, and wharfage.

CLASS K.—TIMBER.
Minimum rates for distances not exceeding four miles, 8d. per 100 superficial feet; over four miles, 9d. per 100 superficial feet.

TIMBER, MOUNT PLEASANT, ETC., TO PARA.
Timber consigned from Mount Pleasant, Koromiko, or Tua Marina to Para will be charged 6d. per 100 superficial feet.

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

HURUNUI—BLUFF SECTION.
RATES FOR SHIPS’ GOODS, CLASSES, A, B, C, D, E.
Ships’ goods of Classes A, B, C, D, will be charged as follows by weight or measurement, according to the ship’s bill of lading, or at the option of the department; minimum quantity, ten tons:—
Between Lyttelton and Timaru … … … … 15s. per ton.
,, Lyttelton and Oamaru … … … … 20s. ,,
,, Lyttelton and Dunedin … … … … 28s. ,,
,, Port Chalmers and Christchurch … … … … 28s. ,,
,, Port Chalmers and Timaru … … … … 18s. ,,
,, Port Chalmers and Oamaru … … … … 12s. ,,
,, Port Chalmers and Invercargill … … … … 18s. ,,
,, Bluff and Dunedin … … … … 18s. ,,
Class E, from Timaru to Lyttelton, 12s. a ton. Minimum consignment, 100 tons.
These rates will not be used for computing the charges on small lots of goods.

GOODS FOR CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, AND INVERCARGILL.
When goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and E are consigned to Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill, the classified rates will be increased as follows:—
s. d.
To Christchurch by … … … … 1 2 per ton.
To Dunedin by … … … … 1 1 ,,
To Invercargill by … … … … 1 4 ,,
But such increase will not be made when goods are consigned to private sidings at those stations.

CLASS A.—SULPHURIC ACID.
Sulphuric acid packed (at owners’ risk), dangerous goods, minimum quantity 5 tons, will be charged as Class A; any less quantity will be charged double rates, Class A.

CLASS H.—WOOL.
Wool from railway stations lying between Ealing and Deborah inclusive, and from stations on the Albury, Waimate, Duntroon, and Ngapara Branches, will be charged classified rates up to seventy-one miles inclusive, and ¼d. per bale per mile for undumped, and ½d. per bale per mile for double-dumped, for each additional mile.