Feb. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 217

CLASS H.—WOOL.

Wool, undumped, from Whakatu, Tomoana, or Hastings to Napier will be charged 10d., to Spit 11d., per bale. Wool, undumped, between Farndon and Napier or Spit will be charged 8d. per bale. Wool, undumped, Spit to Hastings, will be charged 11d. per bale. These rates will apply to scoured wool in bales not exceeding 2¾ cwt. each, notwithstanding regulation under Part III.

Wool, undumped, from stations between Dannevirke and Woodville inclusive, consigned to Spit, will be charged 6s. 4d. per bale.

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

Wool, undumped, from Palmerston or Longburn 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 2¾ cwt. each, notwithstanding regulation under Part III.

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

CLASS K.—TIMBER.

Timber consigned from saw-mills to Spit, 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 Spit, New Plymouth, New Plymouth Breakwater, Waitara, Wanganui, or Foxton for export will be charged at the same rates as white-pine, Wellington Section.

Consignments of white-pine 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 :—

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

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

CLASS P.

Goods of Class P (except bonedust, guano, manure-salt, soot, and artificial manure) will be charged as Class N when not otherwise specified.

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

Native coal (anthracite or bituminous) consigned from Foxton to Longburn will be charged 5s. per ton, including wharfage.

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Fruit from New Plymouth Breakwater or Waitara to Wanganui, in 4-ton consignments, will be charged 25s. per ton.

Dead meat, &c., consigned from Woodville to Spit, will be charged at the following rates, viz. : Dead meat and hides, per ton, 28s. ; tallow and pelts, per ton, 26s.

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

Cheese packed, consigned from makers’ factories, in consignments of not less than 10 cwt., will be charged at the classified rates for Class D.

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

Soap, packed, from Awatoto to Napier or Spit, will be charged 3s. 6d. per ton. Minimum, 2 tons.

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

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.

Limed pelts and tallow, in casks, consigned from Longburn to Foxton, will be charged 7s. 6d. per ton, including wharfage. Minimum quantity, 4 tons.

Live stock which are not carried by rail, occupying or using the Railway Cattle-yards at Wanganui Station will be charged as follows :—

Cattle … … … … 6d. per head.
Calves, sheep, goats, or pigs … … 2d. per head.

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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.

Goods for shipment requiring storage at the Goods Dépôt will be charged 1s. 6d. per ton for the first week or fraction of a week, and 2d. per ton per week for each additional week.

Goods consigned to the Breakwater for shipment, and not taken delivery of by the ship within six working hours, will be held thereafter at the risk of the consignor, and may be returned, unloaded, and stored at the Goods Dépôt, at the risk and expense of the consignor.

Cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs carried between the Moturoa Cattle Yards and the Breakwater will be charged 7s. 6d. per truck.