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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 27

Amendment to the Rules of the Auckland Stock Exchange.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 21st March, 1905.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 13 of “The Sharebrokers Act, 1902,” His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to approve the following amendments to the rules of the Auckland Stock Exchange:—

Rule 13. The office-bearers shall be a chairman, vice-chairman, and a committee consisting of five. The chairman and vice-chairman to be ex officio members of committee. Any five members to form a quorum.

Rule 13A. In the event of any member of committee being absent for more than one month without leave, his seat on the committee to be declared vacant.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Commissioner of Stamps.

Meetings of Westland Land Board.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th March, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 48 of “The Land Act, 1892,” been pleased to approve of the ordinary meetings of the Westland Land Board being held on the third Wednesday in each month at 2.30 o’clock p.m., instead of at 2 o’clock p.m.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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 Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Joseph George Ward, 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 27th day of March, 1905:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

ANNUAL SEASON TICKETS.

(Regulation 16.)

Insert—
Annual season tickets available over lines of both Islands, and annual season tickets available over Middle Island lines, will be available for travel over Lake Wakatipu.

NEWSPAPER REPORTERS’ TICKETS.

(Regulation 24.)

Insert—
Newspaper reporters’ £10 tickets will be available for travel over Lake Wakatipu.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Class K.—Timber.

Insert—
Timber to Newmarket, Auckland, and Onehunga Wharf will be charged as follows per 100 superficial feet:—

Sawn timber, Helensville South to Remuera, Onehunga Wharf, and intermediate stations will be charged 1s. 6d. per 100 superficial feet.

Timber other than white-pine from Taumarunui and Taringamutu to Mount Eden, Auckland, Onehunga Wharf, and intermediate stations will be charged 3s. 6d. per 100 superficial feet.

Timber other than white-pine from Ongarue to Mount Eden, Auckland, Onehunga Wharf, and intermediate stations will be charged 3s. 5d. per 100 superficial feet.

WELLINGTON—NAPIER—NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

Insert—
Class M, consigned from stations on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway to Kaiwarra or Petone, will be charged 7s. 6d. per four-wheeled truck for conveyance on the Government railway.

HURUNUI—BLUFF SECTION.

Class K.—Timber.

Insert—
The maximum rate for timber from Catlin’s River to Caversham—Pelichet Bay and intermediate stations will be 2s. 7d. per 100 superficial feet.

Pelts: Fairfield to Belfast.

Pelts from Fairfield to Belfast will be charged 16s. per ton, minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled truck; owners to load and unload.

Pelts: Pareora to Belfast.

Pelts from Pareora to Belfast will be charged 25s. per ton, minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled truck; owners to load and unload.

Pelts: Pareora to Woolston.

Pelts from Pareora to Woolston will be charged 23s. per ton, minimum quantity 4 tons per four-wheeled truck; owners to load and unload.

Casks, Staves, Meat-bags, &c., from Belfast to Fairfield and Pareora.

Casks containing staves and heads, or filled with coverings for frozen meat, from Belfast to Fairfield and Pareora, will be charged at Class D; minimum quantity 2 tons per four-wheeled truck; owners to load and unload.

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

Insert—

| Acid, Picric. Owners’ risk. Dangerous. Double rate | Class A |
| Chilled rolls (flour-mill machinery). Owners’ risk. Special goods | C |
| Farinaceous foods, manufactured from N.Z. produce | E |
| Golden syrup | As treacle. |
| Soap-extract, N.Z. manufacture, packed | B |
| Sucrosine, N.Z. manufacture. Rate and a half (but in no case are charges to exceed Class D). Owners’ risk | E |
| Taipo. Owners’ risk. Dangerous. Double rate | A |

As witness my hand, this sixteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and five.

J. G. WARD,
Minister for Railways.

Result of an Election under “The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901.”—Railway Boards of Appeal.

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington, 22nd March, 1905.

THE following is the result of the second ordinary election of the elective members of the Railway Boards of Appeal for the North Island and Middle Island respectively, constituted under “The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901”:—

NORTH ISLAND.

FIRST DIVISION.

Bowles, Walter .. .. .. 334
Wallace, George Nichol .. .. .. 317
Informal .. .. .. 9

SECOND DIVISION.

Traffic and Stores Branches.

Mack, Matthew John .. .. Unopposed.

Locomotive Running Branch.

Wilson, William Thomas .. .. Unopposed.

Workshops Branch.

Evans, William Grant Daville .. .. 226
Cameron, Thomas .. .. 190
Informal .. .. .. 14

Maintenance Branch.

Morrison, William .. .. .. 358
Hogan, Dennis .. .. .. 165
Informal .. .. .. 12