May 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 647

HYDRAULIC CRANES.

Loading or unloading by hydraulic cranes will be done at the option of the Railway Manager, and when not otherwise provided the charge will be 6d. a ton, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. per lift.

When cranes are not in general use the Railway Manager may, at his option, make special charges for their use, but no less charge than 30s. per hour, or part thereof, will be made per crane.

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WESTPORT SECTION.

The charge for receiving and discharging ships’ ballast will be 1s. per ton. Minimum charge, £1.

One penny per ton will be charged for use of gravel shoot.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be charged as Class A.

Timber, minimum charge, 10d. per 100 superficial feet.

Native coals and minerals consigned from Waimangaroa Branch line to Port for shipment will be charged 2s. 3d. per ton, including weighing and discharging from the coal staiths.

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.

Native coals and coke consigned from Ngakawau to port for shipment will be charged 2s. 9d. per ton, including weighing and discharging from the coal staiths.

Contractors’ plant and permanent-way material, in full truck loads, Westport to Ngakawau, will be charged 7s. per ton. Consignee to take delivery in the railway trucks, and perform the unloading.

CLASS Q.

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.

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Bark extract, in casks, will be charged at the classified rates for Class C.

CLASSES C AND D.—GOODS.

Goods of Classes C and D will be charged as Class B.

CLASS H.

Wool, undumped, consigned from Belgrove to Nelson or Port will be charged 2s. per bale.

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.

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MISCELLANEOUS.—Dipping sheep, minimum for 10 sheep, 10s.; each additional sheep, 3d. Yarding sheep, 1d. per head per day; minimum charge, 1s. Yarding cattle, 6d. per head per day; minimum charge, 2s.

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PICTON SECTION.

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.

Storage at Blenheim on Classes E and F, consigned for conveyance by rail only, will be charged as follows:—

For the first month or fraction of a month, at per ton … … 6d.

For each week or fraction of a week afterwards, at per ton … 1d.

CLASS F.—HAY, ETC.

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.