MAR. 15.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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.
LIME FROM LOCAL LIME-KILNS.
Lime from local kilns consigned to country stations for agricultural purposes, or
consigned to ship for export, will be charged as Class O for distances not exceeding
fifty miles.
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,
Eyretown, 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.
Lyttelton—Christchurch.
Port Chalmers—Dunedin.
COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION.
Goods consigned for exhibit at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, to be held at
London during 1886, 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 to the New Zealand Commissioner, Colonial and
Indian Exhibition, at either Auckland, Wellington, Port Chalmers, or Lyttelton,
and marked legibly "For Exhibit at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition," and that
the loading and unloading shall be done at the expense of the consignors.
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.
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 quarter As parcels, see Part II.
Antimony, smelted ... ... C
Antimony ore. Owners' risk ... ... N
Anvils ... ... D
Apparatus, distillery. Double rate. Owners' risk ... ... A
Arrowroot, packed ... ... A
Arsenic, packed ... ... A
Asphalt ... ... D
Axles ... ... C
Bacon, loose. Owners' risk ... ... B
Bacon, packed ... ... C