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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 41

Cased meat, tallow, &c., consigned from Ngahauranga to Wellington, will be charged at the following rates, viz. :
Cased meat, tallow, pelts, and manure, per ton, 2s. 6d. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Wool, undumped, per bale, 6d. Minimum quantity, 12 bales per truck.

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be charged as Class A. Maximum rate, 5s. per ton.
Coal and coal dross from the mines at Brunnerton and Wallsend consigned to port for shipment will be charged 2s. per ton, including weighing and delivering to the ship.
Clay and bricks from Brunnerton Sidings to Greymouth will be charged 2s. per ton.
Coke consigned to Greymouth for shipment, where not otherwise specified, will be charged 3s. per ton, including weighing and discharging into ships. Minimum, 14s. per truck.
Coke consigned to Greymouth for export to ports beyond the Colony of New Zealand will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton, including weighing and delivering to ships. Minimum, 4 tons per truck.
Timber will be charged 9d. per 100 superficial feet.
Receiving and discharging ships’ ballast will be charged 1s. per ton. Minimum charge, 10s.
Railway plant and material, in full truck-loads, Greymouth to Brunnerton, will be charged 3s. 6d. per ton; consignee to take delivery in the railway trucks and perform the unloading.

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 horse or part thereof, will be made per crane.

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.
Native coals and minerals consigned from Waimangaroa Branch line to Waimangaroa, Fairdown, or Sergeant’s Hill will be charged 2s. 3d. per ton.
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.

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.

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