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Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1423
C and D, 17s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity 10 cwt.; any less quantity will be carried as such minimum, or at the scale for small lots, Part III., computed on the classified rates. Beer in bulk, minimum, 5 cwt.
MILEAGE.
The distance between Dunedin and the following stations for the purpose of computing the charges will be deemed to be as follows:—
Miles. Miles.
Caversham ... ... 2 | Abbotsford ... ... 5
Ravensbourne ... ... 2 | Sawyer’s Bay ... ... 7
Burnside ... ... 4 | Port Chalmers Lower Station 8
And between Pelichet Bay and Port Chalmers Upper Station 8 miles.
PORT CHALMERS.
CLASSES N AND Q.
Goods of Classes N and Q, from Port Chalmers Quarry to Port Chalmers Station or Wharf, will be charged 1s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck. Goods of Classes N and Q, from Port Chalmers Quarry to stations on the main line, Hurunui-Bluff, will be charged 2d. per ton in addition to the classified rates.
GOODS FOR TRANSHIPMENT.
When goods are landed ex ship, and taken into shed and redelivered to other ships, they will be charged 3s. per ton, according to ship’s manifest, or by weight or measurement, at the option of the Department, including one week’s storage, after which storage will be charged for.
BARK, PORT CHALMERS TO SAWYER’S BAY.
Bark in bags from Port Chalmers to Sawyer’s Bay will be charged 3s. per ton.
BURNSIDE TO DUNEDIN.
Oil, soap, and candles, also bar iron and iron castings, from Burnside to Dunedin, will be charged as follows:—
To private sidings ... 3s. per ton.
Not to private sidings ... 4s. 2d. per ton; minimum, 8s. 4d.
DUNEDIN, PORT CHALMERS, AND MILTON.
White lead, Cornish stone, flint, calcined bone, baryta, manganese, borax, metallic oxides, and other raw materials used in the manufacture of earthenware, Dunedin or Port Chalmers to Milton, will be charged Class D.
CLARKESVILLE AND LAWRENCE, DUNTROON, NGAPARA, LIVINGSTONE, AND MOUNT SOMERS BRANCHES.
CLASSES K, N, AND P.
In addition to the rates specified in Part III., a charge of ½d. per ton per mile will be made on all goods of Classes N and P (except on Mount Somers Branch, where the charge of ½d. per ton will be made on Class P only, no increased charge being made on Class N), and of 1d. per 500 superficial feet or fraction thereof per mile on all timber carried on these branches, such addition to be made only for the distance such goods are carried on the branches.
BLUFF TO INVERCARGILL.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Bluff to Invercargill, not to s. d.
private sidings ... ... ... ... ... 7 9 per ton.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Bluff to Invercargill, to
private sidings ... ... ... ... ... 6 6 ,,
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Invercargill to Bluff ... 6 6 ,,
Ships’ goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measurement, at option of Department, provided that the charges shall not be computed on more than twice the actual weight of any package. Other goods by weight or measurement, as the Department directs.
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