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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

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.
Coals and coal dross consigned to port for shipment will be charged 1s. 10d.
per ton for distances not over eight miles, and for each additional mile or part of
a mile ½d. per ton will be charged, including weighing and delivering to the ship.
Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Coal to Greymouth will be charged 2s. per ton.
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. 4d. 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 Rail-
way 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 hour 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.
Coals and coal dross consigned to port for shipment will be charged 1s. 10d.
per ton for distances not over eight miles, and for each additional mile or part of
a mile ½d. per ton will be charged, including weighing and discharging from the
coal-staiths. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Coals and coal dross consigned from Waimangaroa Branch line to Westport,
Waimangaroa, Fairdown, or Sergeant’s Hill will be charged 2s. 3d. per ton.
Goods booked through between stations on the Government railway (Waimanga-
roa Junction excepted) and stations on the Waimangaroa Branch line will be
charged upon the branch, in addition to the charges on the Government railway, as
follows :—
Between the Junction and Conn’s Creek : Timber, 3d. per 100 superficial feet ;
coals and minerals, in 5 ton loads, 1d. per ton ; other goods, 1s. 3d. per ton.
Minimum charge, 3d.
Between the Junction and the Wellington Mine : Timber, 2d. per 100 superficial
feet ; coals and minerals, in 5 ton loads, 2d. per ton ; other goods, 9d. per ton.
Minimum charge, 3d.
Goods booked between stations upon the Waimangaroa branch (including Wai-
mangaroa Junction) will be charged at the classified rates.
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.