JUNE 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 647

Ships' goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measurement, at option of the Department; other goods by weight or measurement, as the Department directs.

DUNEDIN AND INVERCARGILL.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, between Dunedin and Invercargill, in quantities of 5cwt. and over, will be charged 18s. per ton. Quantities of less than 5cwt. will be charged 3s. 6d. for the first hundredweight, and 3d. for each additional hundredweight or fraction of a hundredweight. But this regulation will not apply to goods consigned under Regulation (3), Part III. These rates will cover all charges.

Parcels for Distribution at Destination.—When more articles or parcels than one are sent packed or loose, from one consignor to one consignee, for express companies or forwarding agents, and are for distribution at destination, the minimum charge will be 7s. 6d.

MILEAGE.

The distance between Dunedin and the following stations for the purpose of computing the charges will be deemed to be as follows:—

| 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.

CLASSES N AND Q, FROM PORT CHALMERS QUARRY.

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 AT PORT CHALMERS.

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 AND PORT CHALMERS TO 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.

CLASSES K, N, AND P.—CLARKESVILLE AND LAWRENCE, DUNTROON, NGAPARA, LIVINGSTONE, AND MOUNT SOMERS BRANCHES.

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 (except on Mount Somers Branch, where no additional charge will be made), such addition to be made only for the distance such goods are carried on the branches.