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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Motupiko, and Springfield-Otarama railways respectively, heretofore known as the “Midland Railway Company’s lines,” will be incorporated with and worked as a portion of the New Zealand Government railways, and all traffic conveyed over such lines will be charged at the rates and be subject to the conditions specified in the scale of fares, rates, and charges for the time being in force upon the New Zealand Government railways.

As witness my hand, this twenty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred.

J. G. WARD,
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, Joseph George Ward, 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 the 27th day of August, 1900:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

Cancel—

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION.

The following fares will be charged for passengers travelling by the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains between Greymouth and Brunner:—

The single tickets are available only by the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains.

The return tickets are available as follows: On the outward journey, by the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains only; on the return journey, by either the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains or the New Zealand Government Railway trains.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER SECTION, GREYMOUTH-HOKITIKA SECTION, HOKITIKA-BRUNNER SECTION.

Cancel rates and regulations on pages 62, 63, and 64.

Insert—

WESTLAND SECTION.

The maximum rate for goods of Classes A, B, C, D, conveyed between Greymouth-Brunner and intermediate stations, will be 5s. per ton.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and, except where otherwise specified, goods of Class F, consigned direct from ship at Greymouth to stations on the Hokitika line, or from stations on the Hokitika line to Greymouth for shipment, will be charged 8s. 6d. per ton, weight or measurement at the option of the department, including wharfage and all charges.

Beer, in bulk, from or to Hokitika to or from Greymouth or Greymouth Wharf will be charged 8s. 6d. per ton. The rate to and from the wharf includes wharfage.

Hides, sheepskins (in bundles not exceeding 1 cwt.), and tallow, from Hokitika to Greymouth, will be charged 8s. 6d. per ton.

Chaff consigned direct from ship at Greymouth to Kumara, or from Kumara to Greymouth for shipment, will be charged 7s. per ton, including wharfage and all charges at Greymouth. Minimum quantity, 2 tons, calculated at twenty-five bags to the ton.

Wool, undumped, from Hokitika consigned direct to ship at Greymouth will be charged 2s. 6d. per bale, including wharfage and handling at ship’s side at Greymouth.

Class K.

Except where otherwise specified, timber consigned to Greymouth will be charged at the following rates per 100 superficial feet:—

From one to seven miles .. s. d.
Over seven miles and not over eleven miles 0 8
Over eleven miles and not over fifteen miles 0 10
Over fifteen miles and not over eighteen miles 1 0
Over eighteen miles and not over twenty-one miles .. 1 1
Over twenty-one miles and not over forty miles .. 1 2
Over forty miles and not over fifty miles .. 1 3

These rates include all charges on timber for export. Where the classified rates for timber for local use at Greymouth are less than these rates, the classified rates will be charged.

Timber from Ho Ho to Hokitika will be charged 7d. per 100 superficial feet, and to Greymouth 1s. 1d. per 100 superficial feet.

Timber from Stafford to Greymouth will be charged 1s. 1d. per 100 superficial feet.

The rates from Ho Ho and Stafford to Greymouth include all charges on timber for export.

Timber from Kaiata and Dobson to Greymouth will be charged—sawn, 7d., and log, 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

Timber loaded at Greymouth, previously carried to Greymouth by rail, will be charged 2d. per 100 superficial feet for haulage from sidings to ships.

Timber, not otherwise specified, loaded at Greymouth will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet for haulage from sidings to ships, including wharfage.

Timber-drying Shed.

Timber consigned to Greymouth by rail for export beyond the Colony of New Zealand will be charged 1d. per hundred superficial feet in addition to the classified or local rates, such charge to include four months’ storage in the timber-drying shed at Greymouth. For storage in the timber-drying shed for each month or fractional part of a month after the first four months an additional charge of 1d. per hundred superficial feet will be made.

Timber for export beyond the Colony of New Zealand, previously carried to Greymouth by rail, will be charged 2d. per hundred superficial feet for haulage from timber-drying shed to ship’s side and the use of sheets to cover such timber. All damage to sheets so used to be paid for by consignors of timber.

The unloading, handling, and loading of all timber placed in or removed from the drying-shed must be done by owners.

Timber other than specified above will not be received into the timber-drying shed at Greymouth.

Classes N, P, and Q.

Coal to Greymouth from Blackball Company’s mine will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton. This charge includes weighing and delivering to ship at Greymouth Wharf on coal for export.

Except where otherwise specified, coals and coal-dross consigned to port for shipment will be charged 1s. 10d. per ton for distances not over eight miles, and for each additional mile or part of a mile 3d. per ton will be charged, including weighing and delivering to the ship. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

Coal, Brunner to Greymouth, will be charged 2s. per ton.

Coke, Brunner to Greymouth for shipment, where not otherwise specified, will be charged 3s. per ton, including weighing and discharging into ships. Minimum, 14s. per truck.

Coke, Brunner to Greymouth, for export to ports beyond the Colony of New Zealand, will be charged 2s. 4d. per ton, including weighing and delivering to ships. Minimum, 4 tons per truck.

Clay and bricks from Brunner sidings to Greymouth will be charged 2s. per ton, including weighing.

Railway sleepers will be charged as timber if cheaper than Class Q.

Except where otherwise specified, goods from or for the Hokitika line or from ship at Greymouth will be charged under Regulation 31 for conveyance between Greymouth Station and wharf.

Receiving and discharging ships’ ballast at Greymouth will be charged 1s. per ton. Minimum charge, 10s.