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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 61

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 15th day of August, 1898:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

Workmen’s Commutation Tickets.

Workmen’s commutation tickets issued from Lower Hutt and Petone to Wellington or Te Aro will be available for return by the trains leaving Te Aro at 11·56 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2·20 p.m. daily.

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

Cut flowers, packed in baskets, hampers, or boxes, will be charged half parcels rates. Minimum charge, 6d.

PART III.—GOODS: REGULATIONS.

(11.) Class Q.—Road-materials, Brown Coals, &c.

Cancel—
Railway-sleepers, minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheel truck and 16 tons per double-bogie truck. The minimum quantity of other goods will be 4 tons per four-wheel truck and 15 tons per double-bogie truck.

Insert—
Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheel truck and 15 tons per double-bogie truck.

(16.) Seeds returning from Seed-cleaning Establishments.

Cancel—
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.”

Insert—
New-Zealand-grown 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 of charge, provided that such seed was grown in the vicinity of the original forwarding railway-station and is for use in the locality where grown, and that a certificate in following form is indorsed on the consignment-note when the seed is being forwarded to the seed-cleaning establishment: “I hereby certify that the seed entered hereon is New-Zealand-grown; that it was grown in the vicinity of __ Station, and it is being forwarded to __ for the purpose of being cleaned, and will, when returned, be used in the locality where grown.”

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

This regulation will not apply to seeds for export.

(21.) Returned Empties.

Returned empty butter- and egg-boxes, when consigned by the original consignee and from the original receiving station to the original consignor and forwarding station, will be conveyed free of charge.

This regulation will apply only to empty butter- and egg-boxes previously carried over the railway full.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.

WELLINGTON SECTION.

Cancel—
Goods of Class P (except bonedust, guano, manure-salt, rock-salt, salt for agricultural or pastoral purposes, soot, and manure other than street, stable, and farmyard) will be charged as Class N except 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.

Coal (native, anthracite, or bituminous) from Wellington to Petone will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton.

Insert—
Goods of Class P (except bonedust, native coal—anthracite or bituminous—guano, manure-salt, rock-salt, salt for agricultural or pastoral purposes, soot, and manure other than street, stable, and farmyard) will be charged as Class N, except otherwise specified.

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE.

Poisoned grain will only be accepted for carriage when double-bagged in new bags, securely sewn, and having the words “POISONED GRAIN” painted thereon in 3-in. letters.

Class.
Iron, corrugated, loose, New Zealand manufacture, consigned direct from maker’s factory .. D
Iron, corrugated, packed, New Zealand manufacture, consigned direct from maker’s factory, rate and a half .. E
Iron, galvanised, loose, New Zealand manufacture, consigned direct from maker’s factory .. D
Iron, galvanised, packed, New Zealand manufacture, consigned direct from maker’s factory, rate and a half .. E
Jadoo, packed in bales, hydraulic- or steam-pressed .. D
Moss, packed in bales, hydraulic- or steam-pressed .. D

PART VI.—WHARVES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Paeroa Wharf.

Chaff conveyed by rail to Paeroa .. .. Free.

NELSON SECTION.

Nelson Wharf.—Cranage.

Cancel—
For use of shear-legs for lifting heavy weights, per ton .. .. .. 10 0

Insert—
For use of the shear-legs for lifting heavy weights, per ton .. .. 5 0
All ropes and gear for use in making the lift must be provided by the persons requiring the use of the shear-legs.

As witness my hand, this tenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st October, 1897.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1899, the period of literature will be the reign of Queen Anne, and the special books will be Shakespeare’s “King Henry V.” and Lamb’s “Essays of Ella.”

W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.