New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 54

Page 953

✨ Tenders, Tariff Decisions, Railway Fares

JULY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 953

Tenders.

Railway Department (Head Office),
Wellington, 5th July, 1892.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the supply of sawn tallow-wood for the New Zealand Government Railways is published for general information.

By order of the Commissioners.

E. G. PILCHER,
Secretary.

Tenderers.	Rate per 100 Sup. Ft.	Remarks.
James Fox .. .. ..	25/6	Accepted.
John A. S. Murray .. ..	26/	Declined.
National Mortgage and Agency Company	29/6	"

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 6th July, 1892.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret “The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1898,” in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follow:—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Articles, and how classed.	Rate of Duty.
Copper sheets cut to pattern for boilers; as copper sheets .. .. ..	Free.
*Copper sheets plated or tinned; as a. & m.s.	Free.
Dentists’ materials, viz: Weston’s tooth-cement, Ashe’s phosphates cement, Flagg’s gutta-percha softener and tool-heater; as n.o.e. .. .. ..	Free.
Handles with iron spindle, brass ends, and wood casing, for perambulators; as a. & m.s.	Free.
Oil, Eucalyptus, Colemann’s, in bulk or bottle; as patent and proprietary medicines ..	25 per cent.
Oil, Eucalyptus, Timbury’s, in bulk or bottle; as patent and proprietary medicines ..	25 per cent.
Milking-apparatus, Buchanan’s self-acting; as n.o.e. .. .. ..	Free.
School-attendance registers; as school-books	Free.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner’s Order No. 425.]

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force on the New Zealand Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1887,” do hereby make the following alterations in and additions to the scale of fares, rates, and charges on the New Zealand railways, to come into force on and after the 25th day of July, 1892:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

SECTIONAL FARES FOR MESSRS. COOK AND SON’S TOURS.

From	To	Route.	Single Fares.	Return Fares.*
			Days available for, including Day of Issue.
			First Class.	Second Class.
			First Class.	Second Class.
Auckland .. ..	Frankton Junction ..	..	4	15/11
Frankton Junction	Auckland ..	..	4	15/11
Auckland .. ..	Te Awamutu	..	8	18/9
Te Awamutu ..	Auckland ..	..	8	18/9
Morrinsville ..	Te Aroha ..	..	1	2/5
Te Aroha .. ..	Morrinsville	..	1	2/5
Auckland .. ..	Napier ..	Rail only, via Onehunga, Tara-naki, and Palmerston	8	54/
Napier .. ..	Auckland ..	Rail only, via Manawatu, Tara-naki, and Onehunga	8	54/
Auckland .. ..	Wellington	..	8	48/8
Wellington ..	Auckland ..	..	8	48/8
New Plymouth ..	Wellington	..	8	47/1
Wellington ..	New Plymouth	..	8	47/1
Waitara .. ..	Wellington	Via Manawatu ..	8	46/4
Wellington ..	Waitara ..	..	8	46/4
Hawera .. ..	Wellington	Via Manawatu ..	8	38/3
Wellington ..	Hawera ..	..	8	38/3
Wanganui ..	Wellington	Via Manawatu ..	8	28/4
Wellington ..	Wanganui ..	..	8	28/4
Hunterville ..	Wellington	Via Manawatu and Marton ..	8	25/6
Wellington ..	Hunterville	..	8	25/6
Palmerston North ..	Wellington	Via Manawatu ..	4	16/9
Wellington ..	Palmerston North	..	4	16/9
Napier .. ..	Wellington	Via Palmerston ..	8	37/6
Wellington ..	Napier ..	..	8	37/6
New Plymouth ..	Palmerston North	..	8	30/7
Palmerston North ..	New Plymouth	..	8	30/7
New Plymouth ..	Hawera ..	..	4	9/
Hawera .. ..	New Plymouth	..	4	9/
New Plymouth ..	Napier ..	Via Palmerston ..	8	52/6
Napier .. ..	New Plymouth	..	8	52/6
New Plymouth ..	Hunterville	..	8	28/1
Hunterville ..	New Plymouth	..	8	28/1
Hawera .. ..	Palmerston North	..	8	21/7
Palmerston North ..	Hawera ..	..	8	21/7
Wanganui ..	Hunterville	..	4	9/4
Hunterville ..	Wanganui ..	..	4	9/4
Wanganui ..	Palmerston North	..	4	11/10
Palmerston North ..	Wanganui ..	..	4	11/10
Napier .. ..	Palmerston North	..	8	21/
Palmerston North ..	Napier ..	..	8	21/
Lumsden .. ..	Mossburn ..	..	1	2/3
Mossburn .. ..	Lumsden ..	..	1	2/3

Tickets for return journeys are available for return for a calendar month from the date of issue.

Tickets for these tours are issued subject to the conditions contained in the New Zealand Gazette No. 46, of the 28th August, 1890.

The common seal of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners was hereunto affixed, this first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, in the presence of

(L.S.)

JAMES MCKERROW,
J. P. MAXWELL,
W. M. HANNAY,
} Railway Commissioners.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1892, No 54

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Tenders for Sawn Tallow-Wood

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated5 July 1892
KeywordsTenders, Railway, Sawn Tallow-Wood, Supply
👱🏽 Names

James Fox, Successful Tenderer
John A. S. Murray, Unsuccessful Tenderer

👩‍💼 Officials

E. G. Pilcher, Secretary

🏭 Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated6 July 1892
KeywordsCustoms, Tariff, Duties, Articles, Classification
👩‍💼 Officials

W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector

🚂 Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated1 July 1892
KeywordsRailways, Fares, Rates, Charges, Tours
👩‍💼 Officials

James McKerrow, Railway Commissioner
J. P. Maxwell, Railway Commissioner
W. M. Hannay, Railway Commissioner

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