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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7

Coke conveyed from the Waimangaroa Branch line to Port for shipment will be charged 16s. 8d. per truck, including weighing and discharging from the coal staiths. Small lots will be charged as Class D.

CLASS O.

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

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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 Class 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 O.

Road metal conveyed from Spring Grove to Stoke will be charged 1s. 9d. per ton.

CLASS P.

Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N.

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PICTON SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D booked through between Blenheim or other stations on the Blenheim—Picton Railway and the Ports of Wellington or Nelson, consigned by steamship companies making suitable arrangements with the Government for through booking, will be charged 15s. per ton, weight or measurement, according to ships’ bill of lading.

Tallow consigned to Picton for export by ship will be charged maximum rate, 7s. 6d. per ton, including loading, unloading, and wharfage.

Ships’ goods of 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.

All other goods of Classes A, B, C, D will be charged as Class A.

Goods of Class E consigned direct to ships for shipment will be charged 4s. 6d. a ton, including all charges. At Tua Marina and Spring Creek Stations, on goods of Class E preceding, no storage will be charged for the first four weeks, after which .1d. per ton per week will be charged. The Department does not guarantee storage room.

CLASS F.—HAY, &c.

The maximum rate on goods of Class F consigned direct to ship at Picton for shipment will be 15s. per truck, including wharfage and unloading.

CLASS H.—WOOL.

Wool consigned from Blenheim to ship at Picton will be charged 1s. per bale for undumped, and 1s. 9d. per bale for double-dumped, including all charges. Double-dumped wool must be in truck-loads of not less than 13 double-dumped full-sized bales, or 14 double-dumped small-sized bales. If in lesser loads the classified rates will be charged.

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 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, except otherwise specified.

Native coals, ex ship, Picton to Blenheim, will be charged 4s. 6d. per ton, including all charges; owners to load and unload.

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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, or Dunedin and Christchurch … 28s. „
„ Port Chalmers, or Dunedin and Timaru … 18s. „
„ Port Chalmers, or Dunedin and Oamaru … 15s. „
„ Port Chalmers, or Dunedin and Bluff … 25s. „
„ Timaru and Oamaru … … … 11s. „
From Timaru to Christchurch … … … 15s. „
„ Oamaru to Christchurch … … … 20s. „