JULY 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1055

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

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and any amendment thereof, and also of “The Government Railways Act, 1894,” I, Alfred Jerome Cadman, the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 19th day of July, 1896:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Suburban Traffic.

For the purpose of charging fares between Auckland and the stations hereunder the distances will be counted as follows:—
From Auckland to Newmarket, 2 miles; from Auckland to Remuera, 3 miles.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

All descriptions of merchandise, timber, minerals, or livestock, not otherwise specified, hauled between the Railway-station and the Railway Wharf at Auckland will be charged 2s. 6d. per truck.

Pumice and Waikato coals will be hauled between the Railway-station and the Railway Wharf at Auckland free of charge.

Bricks, consigned by rail from country stations for shipment, will be hauled from the Railway-station to the Railway Wharf at Auckland free of charge.

As witness my hand, this first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

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

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and any amendment thereof, and also of “The Government Railways Act, 1894,” I, Alfred Jerome Cadman, the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 6th day of July, 1896:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

Students of Agricultural and Technical Colleges travelling for Field Instruction.

35. Students of agricultural and technical colleges, in parties of not less than five, when travelling together for field instruction, will be charged single fares for the double journey. Tickets will be available for return for one week from date of issue. Application for this concession must be made to the District Manager.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

HURUNUI—BLUFF SECTION.

Goods for Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill.

When goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and E are consigned to Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill, the classified rates will be increased as follows:—

| To Christchurch by .. | .. | 1 0 per ton. |
| To Dunedin by .. | .. | 1 1 " |
| To Invercargill by .. | .. | 1 3 " |

But such increase will not be made when goods are consigned to private sidings at those stations; or, in the case of Dunedin, when they are consigned to the Railway Wharf for shipment in vessels lying there; or, in the case of Invercargill, when they are consigned to the Jetty.

When goods of Class H are consigned to Dunedin the classified rates will be increased by 5½d. per bale. Such increase will not be made when goods are consigned to private sidings, or to the Railway Wharf for shipment.

Dunedin and Port Chalmers.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Port Chalmers to Dunedin, not to private sidings 5 7 per ton.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Port Chalmers to Dunedin, to private sidings .. 4 6 "

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Dunedin to Port Chalmers .. .. 4 6 "

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 Burnside.

Goods of Class E, oil, soap, tallow, candles, bar-iron, iron castings, artificial manures, sulphur, linseed, guano, tar, raw materials used in the manufacture of artificial manures and acids, sulphuric acid, in 2-ton lots, between Dunedin and Burnside or the Cattle-yards, will be charged 3s. 7d. per ton; when consigned to private sidings, 2s. 6d. per ton.

As witness my hand, this first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.