1694
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

CLASS F.—HAY, ETC.

The maximum rate on goods of Class F consigned to Picton for shipment will be 15s. per truck including sheeting, wharfage, and unloading.

CLASS H.—WOOL, ETC.

Class H consigned to Picton for shipment will be charged 1s. per bale for undumped, and 1s. 9d. per bale for double-dumped, including wharfage and handling at Picton. An extra charge of 3d. per undumped bale and 6d. per double-dumped bale will be made for loading by the Railway at Blenheim. Double-dumped Class H must be in truck-loads of not less than 13 double-dumped full-sized bales, or 14 double-dumped small-sized bales. Undumped Class H must be in truck-loads of not less than 23 bales. If in lesser loads the classified rates will be charged.

CLASS P.

Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N, except otherwise specified. Native coals, ex ship, Picton to Grovetown or Blenheim, will be charged 5s. per ton, including wharfage; owners to load and unload.

THROUGH BOOKING BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND STATIONS ON PICTON SECTION.

Goods booked through between Wellington and stations on Picton Section, landed at or shipped from Picton, will be charged at the following through rates for conveyance by rail and steamer, including wharfage at Picton, loading or unloading, and use of tarpaulins :—

s. d.
Classes A, B, C, D, per ton ... ... ... ... 15 0
Small lots exceeding 28 lb. and not exceeding 3 cwt. each ... 2 6
Small lots exceeding 3 cwt. and not exceeding 5 cwt. each ... 3 0
Hay and straw, pressed, per ton ... ... ... 17 6
Flax, native, pressed, per ton ... ... ... 15 0
Tow, native, pressed, per ton ... ... ... 20 0
Wool, rabbit- and sheep-skins, undumped, per bale ... 3 6
Wool, double-dumped, per bale... ... ... 4 6
Flour, wheat, beans, peas, barley, potatoes, pollard, onions, oats, bran, and grass-seed, per sack ... ... ... 1 0
Chaff, per sack ... ... ... 0 6½
Timber, per 100 superficial feet ... ... ... 2 6

Goods not otherwise provided for will be charged according to ships’ bill of lading, or by weight or measurement, at the option of the Railway Department.

HURUNUI—BLUFF SECTION.

RATES FOR SHIPS’ GOODS, CLASSES A, B, C, D.

Ships’ goods of Classes A, B, C, D, will be charged as follows by weight or measurement, according to the ships’ bill of lading, or at the option of the Department; minimum quantity, 10 tons :—

Between Lyttelton and Timaru ... ... ... ... 15s. per ton.
„ Lyttelton and Oamaru ... ... ... ... 20s. „
„ Lyttelton and Dunedin ... ... ... ... 28s. „
„ Port Chalmers or Dunedin and Christchurch ... 28s. „
„ Port Chalmers or Dunedin and Timaru ... 18s. „
„ Port Chalmers or Dunedin and Bluff ... 25s. „
„ Timaru and Oamaru ... ... ... ... 11s. „
„ Timaru and Bluff ... ... ... ... 30s. „
From Timaru to Christchurch ... ... ... ... 15s. „
„ Oamaru to Christchurch ... ... ... ... 20s. „

These rates will not be used for computing the charges on small lots of goods.

A, B, C, D GOODS, CHRISTCHURCH TO TIMARU.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, from Christchurch to Timaru, in quantities of 5 cwt. and over, will be charged at the rate of 18s. per ton. Quantities of less than 5 cwt. will be charged as follows: Consignments not exceeding 28 lb., 56 lb., and 84 lb. at the small-lots rate (Regulation 2), computed on the basis of the classified rates. Maximum charge, 3s. 2d. Consignments exceeding 84 lb. at 3s. 2d. for the first hundredweight and 1d. for each additional quarter or fraction of a quarter.