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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

PAPER FROM LOCAL PAPER-MILLS.

Paper consigned from local paper-mills will be charged Class B, half rate. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum, at or the classified rates for Class D.

BRANCH LINES.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D.

One penny per ton per mile will be charged in addition to the classified rates on goods of Classes A, B, C, D, on the following branch lines :—Rangiora to Sheffield, Eyreton, Springfield, Whitecliffs, Mount Somers, Lincoln to Little River, Waimate, Duntroon, Ngapara, Tapanui, Wyndham, Invercargill to Kingston, Riverton and Otautau; but such addition to be made only for the distance goods are carried on the branch.

SHIPS' GOODS.

The following ships' goods will be carried by measurement at half rates on the lines stated below, viz. :—Combines, omnibuses, tramcars, tanks (iron, empty), wire netting.

LINES :—
Onehunga-Auckland.
Picton-Blenheim.

GOODS CONIGNED FOR EXHIBIT AT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION,
WELLINGTON, 1885.

Goods consigned for exhibit at the Industrial Exhibition, to be held at Wellington during August, 1885, will be carried free on the New Zealand Railways, provided that they shall be so carried at the sole risk of the consignors, and that each package shall be consigned to the Secretary of the Exhibition, and marked legibly "For exhibit at Wellington Industrial Exhibition," and that the loading and unloading shall be done at the expense of the consignors, and that in the event of such exhibits being sold the full railway charges shall be paid.

Exhibits returning may be conveyed free, provided no sale or exchange has been effected. A certificate to this effect must be produced, signed by the Secretary of the Exhibition, before the goods can be received for transit free of charge.

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.

All goods carried on the railways will be charged under the class specified in this classification.

If any goods are required to be carried which are not mentioned in this classification they shall be carried as Class A until the Department shall determine in what class they shall be charged.

If any package contains any of the goods specified in this list as "dangerous," the word "dangerous" must be marked on the package, and full particulars of the contents thereof must be specified on the consignment-note. The Railway Department is not bound to carry any such goods.

Where goods are described as "packed," it is intended that they will only be carried if properly packed in cases, casks, bags, crates, or otherwise, in the manner in which such goods are usually packed in the trade, and that they will not be carried loose or in bulk.

Except in the case of goods carried by measurement, the words "rate and a quarter," "rate and a half," or "double rate," means that the classified or local rate for the conveyance of any article in the following classification to which any such words apply shall be increased by "one-fourth," or by "one-half," or "doubled," as the case may be. When any such goods (except dangerous goods) are carried by measurement, such increase of the classified or local rate shall not apply. The increased rate shall apply to dangerous goods in all cases. The words "half rate," means that only half the classified or local rate is to be charged whether the goods are carried by weight or measurement.

Lyttelton-Christchurch.
Port Chalmers-Dunedin.
Bluff-Invercargill.

Class.

Acids, packed. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous ... ... A
Acid, tartaric, packed ... ... A
Ale ... ... As beer
Almonds, packed ... ... A
Alum, packed ... ... C
American Woodenware, buckets, tubs, &c. ... ... A
Ammunition. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous ... ... A
Anchors and Chain Cables ... ... D
Animals, living, not otherwise specified. In crates or cases. Owners' risk ... A
Animals and Birds stuffed, in cases. Rate and a half As parcels, see Part II. C
Antimony, smelted ... ... N
Antimony ore. Owners' risk ... ... D
Anvils ... ... A
Apparatus, distillery. Double rate. Owners' risk ... ... A
Arrowroot, packed ... ... A
Arsenic, packed ... ... D
Asphalt ... ... C
Axles

Bacon, loose. Owners' risk ... ... B
Bacon, packed ... ... C
Ballast, ships'. Owners' risk ... ... O
Bags, paper ... ... A
Bank Notes. Special goods. Double rate As parcels, see Part II. A
Banners, packed. If loose, owners' risk ... ... A
Bark, packed, in bags or bundles. Owner's risk ... ... D
Bark, loose. Owner's risk ... ... C
Bark, native, packed in bags or bundles. Owners' risk ... ... N