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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

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 24th day of May, 1897:—

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

HOMING-PIGEONS.

Homing-pigeons, and crates, in connection with pigeon-flying clubs, will be conveyed free of railway charge, at owners’ risk and at the convenience of the department. The department will not be liable for loss of or damage to pigeons or crates. All loading is to be done by owners, who must take all responsibility in connection therewith.

LOCAL RATES AND REGULATIONS.

NAPIER–TARANAKI SECTION.

Parcels booked between Palmerston and stations on the Wellington–Manawatu Railway Company’s line will be charged for conveyance between Palmerston and Longburn as follows:—

Parcels not exceeding 28 lb. .. .. .. 0 6
Parcels over 28 lb., but not exceeding 112 lb. .. 1 0

New Plymouth Breakwater Line.

Carriages and buggies conveyed between New Plymouth Breakwater and New Plymouth Station will be charged as follows:—

For each two-wheeled vehicle .. .. .. 5 0
For each four-wheeled vehicle .. .. .. 7 6

PART III.—GOODS: REGULATIONS.

(16.) SEEDS RETURNING FROM SEED-CLEANING ESTABLISHMENTS.

Seeds forwarded by rail to seed-cleaning establishments to be cleaned will, if returned from the original consignee to the original sender, be carried back to the original sending-station free, provided that when the seed is forwarded to the seed-cleaning establishment the consignment-note is indorsed as follows: “This seed is forwarded to for the purpose of being cleaned.”

When seed is returned under this regulation the consignment-note must be indorsed as follows: “This seed was received for cleaning on , and is entitled to be carried back free.”

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Fire-clay, consigned by rail to or from country stations, will be hauled between the Auckland Railway-station and the railway wharf at Auckland free of charge.

WELLINGTON SECTION.

Class K.—Timber.

The maximum rate for rimu, not otherwise specified, consigned from sawmills to Lower Hutt, Wellington, and intermediate stations, will be as follows:—

From Brownston and Newman, 2s. 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

From Eketahuna, Opaki, and intermediate stations, 2s. 6d. per 100 superficial feet.

HURUNUI–BLUFF SECTION.

Class K.—Timber.

Timber from saw-mills in Southland, consigned to Kensington and Dunedin, will be charged 1s., and to Pelichet Bay, Orari, and intermediate stations, including branches, 9d., per 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates.

PART VI.—WHARVES.

NELSON SECTION.

Nelson Wharf.—Water supplied to Shipping.

A charge of 4s. per 1,000 gallons will be made for water supplied to any vessel. Minimum charge, 2s.

As witness my hand, this twenty-second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

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 31st day of May, 1897:—

PART III.—GOODS: REGULATIONS.

HAWKE’S BAY RELIEF FUND.

Goods consigned to the Mayors of Napier or Hastings, or to the Police Department at those towns, for the Hawke’s Bay Relief Fund, will be carried on the New Zealand Government railways free of charge.

This will operate until the 30th June, 1897.

As witness my hand, this twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

New Zealand Hemp.—Notice No. 478.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

THE time for receiving applications for the bonuses mentioned in Notice No. 430 has been extended to 31st December, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phormium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 430.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st November, 1895.

Bonus No. 1.

A BONUS of £1,750 is offered for a machine or process for dressing New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax) which shall be an improvement on the machines or processes now in use, and which shall, after trial, be found to materially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or increase the quantity of dressed fibre.

The following are the conditions:—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington, and must reach him not later than the 31st December, 1897. Each application must be accompanied by a description of the machine or process, particularly stating improvements on present machines or processes, and also the cost at which the machine or process can be supplied.

2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their machines or processes to examination at such time and place as the Government may direct.

3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or more experts, to whom all applications shall be submitted. Such committee shall, after perusal, state what machines or processes they deem worthy of consideration, and may inspect the same at any place within the colony; and, having so inspected the whole or any of them, may direct that the whole or any of them be brought for further trial to such place as they may think fit.

The cost of bringing the machines or appliances on to the ground, from within the colony, supplying the necessary shafting, motive-power, and buildings, to be defrayed by the Government. If any machine sent from beyond the colony is awarded the bonus or part thereof, then the cost of bringing such machine shall be borne by the Government.

The following shall be the basis of the test:—

The committee shall supply a sufficient and equal quantity of green hemp to each machine or process as a test.

The committee shall take into consideration—

The time occupied by each machine or process in the operation;

The cost of labour and time required after the fibre has left the machine or process before it is ready for baling;

The percentage of dressed fibre and tow produced by each machine or process;

The cost of producing the same;

The cost of the machine, and the simplicity and durability of the working parts.

On completion of the tests the committee shall furnish a report to the Minister on all the machines or processes which they have examined or tested, and shall state,—