Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1417

Wellington, or the Railway Wharf or private sheds or sidings at that station, will be charged as follows, viz.:

Goods:
Wool, undumped, per bale ... ... ... ... 0 2
Other goods, per ton ... ... ... ... 1 0

Live Stock:
In double-bogie trucks (single or double floor), per truck ... ... 10 0
In four-wheel trucks (single or double floor), per truck ... ... 5 0

Class M, consigned from stations on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway to Kaiwarra, Ngahauranga, or Petone, will be charged 7s. 6d. per four-wheel truck for conveyance on the Government Railway.

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WANGANUI SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, N, P, between Palmerston and Longburn, booked between Palmerston and stations on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company’s line, will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton; and wool 6d. per bale undumped, 1s. per bale double-dumped.

CLASS D.

Goods of Class D will be charged as Class C when not otherwise specified.

CLASS E.

Goods of Class E will be charged rate and a quarter, except when consigned to New Plymouth, New Plymouth Breakwater, Waitara, Patea, Wanganui, and Foxton, and provided that the total charges shall not exceed the charges at the classified rates for Class D.

CLASS H.

Wool, undumped, consigned from Feilding to Foxton for shipment will be charged 3s. per bale, including wharfage.

Wool, undumped, from Palmerston to Foxton will be charged 2s. per bale, including wharfage.

Wool, undumped, from Carnarvon to Foxton will be charged 9d. per bale. This rate will also apply to scoured wool (undumped) in bales not exceeding 2¼ cwt. each, notwithstanding regulation under Part III.

Wool, undumped, from Turakina to Wanganui will be charged 1s. 6d. per bale.

CLASS K.—TIMBER.

Timber consigned from saw-mills to New Plymouth, New Plymouth Breakwater, Waitara, Wanganui, or Foxton to vessels for shipment will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates; minimum charge, 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

White-pine timber consigned to New Plymouth, New Plymouth Breakwater, Waitara, Wanganui, or Foxton for direct shipment will be charged as on Wellington Section.

Consignments not made direct to the export ship will be charged the same rate, upon a statutory declaration to that effect being furnished, such declaration being made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” sections 233 and 234, in the form prescribed.

Timber other than white pine for export to places outside the Colony of New Zealand, and rimu for export consigned direct to the ship, will be charged as follows at per 100 superficial feet:—

s. d.
From 40 to 50 miles ... ... ... ... 1 8
Over 50 miles and not over 60 miles ... ... ... 1 9
,, 60 ,, 70 ,, ... ... 1 10
,, 70 ,, 80 ,, ... ... 1 11
,, 80 ,, 90 ,, ... ... 2 1

Timber from Waitara to New Plymouth will be charged 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

CLASS P.

Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N when not otherwise specified.

Native coals between Waitara and New Plymouth will be charged 3s. per ton.

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Gas pipes and plant for local bodies, cast-iron water pipes, and permanent-way material, will be carried at the classified rates for Class D.

Cheese, packed, consigned directly from makers’ factories, in consignments of not less than one ton, will be charged at the classified rates for Class D.

Butter, packed, consigned to ship for export, in consignments of not less than 10 cwt., will be charged at the classified rates for Class D.

Flax and tow delivered at Foxton Railway-station to await shipment will be charged 6d. per bale, which will include receiving into shed, loading-up, and delivery to ships in trucks alongside wharf.

The maximum rate for butter, in 4-ton lots, consigned by way of the Manawatu Company’s line to Wellington from stations on the Wanganui section, will be 48s. per ton.

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NEW PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER LINE.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D will be charged according to ships’ manifest, or by weight or measurement, at the option of the Railway Department, at the following rates:—

Between the Breakwater and Morley Street Goods Dépôt, 3s. per ton; between the Breakwater and New Plymouth Station, 4s. per ton; and for goods to be despatched inland by rail, 1s. per ton for re-despatching, minimum charge, 6d.

Goods despatched inland will be charged at the classified rates from the Breakwater.