Aug. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3237

such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area of land in the Auckland Land District, being Punaruku Island, situated in the western portion of Lake Rotokakahi, in Block X, Tarawera Survey District, containing 2 acres, more or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 42554, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon edged red. (Auckland Plan No. 5342a, red.)

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 10th day of August, 1917.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

By-laws.—Tauranga to Opotiki Section, East Coast Main Trunk Railway.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1909, I, William Fraser, the Minister of Public Works, do hereby order and declare that the by-laws to be enforced on the Tauranga to Opotiki Section of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, prior to its being opened for traffic under the Government Railways Act, 1908, shall be as set forth in the Schedule hereto, such by-laws to come into force on the 1st day of September, 1917.

SCHEDULE.

1. THE by-laws to be enforced on the Tauranga to Opotiki Section of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, prior to its being opened for traffic under the Government Railways Act, 1908, shall, mutatis mutandis, be the same as those made by the Minister of Railways on the 29th day of May, 1909, for the management of the railways open for traffic in the Dominion of New Zealand and for the regulation and control of all traffic on or upon the same (hereinafter called “the Railway Department’s By-laws”), a copy of which by-laws has been published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 47, of the 10th day of June, 1909, and as altered and extended from time to time by publication in the New Zealand Gazette as hereinafter mentioned.

2. Where the words mentioned in the first column below appear in the Railway Department’s By-laws, the words mentioned in the second column below shall be read in lieu thereof:—

1st Column. 2nd Column.
General Manager. Under-Secretary.
Railways. Public Works.
Minister. Minister of Public Works.

3. Paragraph (2) of clause 40 and Part VI of the Railway Department’s By-laws shall be omitted from the by-laws to be imposed on the Tauranga to Opotiki Section of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway.

4. The alterations and extensions hereinbefore referred to are those published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 21st September, 1911, and the 15th February, 1912.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this 8th day of August, 1917.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges, Tauranga to Opotiki Section, East Coast Main Trunk Railway.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1909, I, William Fraser, the Minister of Public Works, do hereby order and declare that the regulations, scale of fares, rates, and charges for passengers and goods, and the conditions on which passengers and goods will be carried on the Tauranga to Opotiki Section of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, prior to its being opened for traffic under the Government Railways Act, 1908, shall be as set forth in the Schedule hereto, such regulations, scale, and conditions to come into force on the first day of September, 1917.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

THE regulations, scale of fares, rates, and charges, and the conditions on which passengers and goods will be carried on the Tauranga to Opotiki Section of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, prior to its being opened for traffic under the Government Railways Act, 1908, shall, mutatis mutandis, be the same as the following parts, or portion or portions of the parts, of the regulations and scale of fares, rates, and charges for the New Zealand Government Railways fixed on the 3rd day of February, 1913, by the Minister of Railways, as published by the Government Printer by authority in the New Zealand Government Railways Handbook, relating to Passengers, Fares, and Coaching and Goods Rates (hereinafter referred to as “the Handbook”), as altered and added to from time to time by publication in the New Zealand Gazette, as hereinafter mentioned, namely:—

(1.) Part I of the Handbook, clauses 1 to 50, pages 1 to 19, except clauses 11, 11A, and 13A to 43 both inclusive.

(2.) Part II of the Handbook, pages 26 to 38 inclusive.

(3.) Part III of the Handbook, pages 41 to 68 inclusive, except clause 11, Lime for Manuring Farmlands, page 58.

(4.) Part V of the Handbook, pages 93 to 118 inclusive.

(5.) The alterations to the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force upon the New Zealand Government Railways as published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 23rd October, 1913, the 16th April, 1914, the 4th June, 1914, the 16th September, 1915, the 16th March, 1916, and the 19th April, 1917, affecting the parts of the Handbook hereinbefore mentioned.

(6.) Where the words mentioned in the first column below appear in the parts of the Handbook hereinbefore mentioned, the words in the second column below shall be read in lieu thereof:—

First Column. Second Column.
District Manager. Resident Engineer.
Manager. ,,
Railway Manager ,,
General Manager of Railways. Under-Secretary of Public Works.

PART II.

Notwithstanding anything contained in Part I of this Schedule, the regulations, conditions, rates, and charges for the use of the Mount Maunganui Railway Wharf shall be as follows:—

Mount Maunganui Railway Wharf.

This wharf shall be open for receipt and delivery of goods on all days (Sundays and holidays observed by H.M. Customs excepted) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but on Saturdays may be closed at 12 noon. Vessels may load or discharge from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but on Saturdays to noon only.

Charges for Use of Wharf.

Goods and live-stock carried by railway FREE.

On goods and live-stock landed or shipped from wharf but not conveyed by railway,—

s. d.
Cattle, per head .. .. .. 1 0
Horses, per head .. .. .. 2 6
Sheep, pigs, goats, per head .. .. .. 0 1
Grain and flour, per ton.. .. .. .. 1 6
Timber, per 100 superficial feet .. .. .. 0 2
White-pine, per 100 superficial feet .. .. .. 0 1
Posts and rails, per 100 .. .. .. .. 1 0
Shingles, per 1,000 .. .. .. 0 3
Palings, per 100 .. .. .. 0 2
Firewood, per cord .. .. .. 1 0
Bricks, per 100.. .. .. .. 0 3
Slates, per 100 .. .. .. .. 0 6
Coal (imported), per ton.. .. .. .. 1 0
Coal (native), per ton .. .. .. 1 0
Lime, limestone, sand, per ton .. .. .. 1 0
Shells, undressed building-stones, and shingle, per ton 0 6
Drainpipes, per ton (ship’s measurement) .. .. 1 0
400-gallon tanks (empty), each .. .. .. 1 0
Manure of any kind, or bones, per ton .. .. .. 1 0
Wool, per bale (not exceeding 4 cwt.) .. .. .. 0 3
Flax and tow, per bale .. .. .. 0 3
Tallow, per ton .. .. .. 1 3
Hides, each .. .. .. 0 0½
Sheep-skins and rabbit-skins, per bale (not exceeding 2 cwt.) .. .. .. 0 3
For every vehicle, four-wheel .. .. .. 5 0
For every vehicle, two-wheel .. .. .. 2 6
Agricultural produce not otherwise specified, per ton 1 6
Fencing-wire and fencing materials, per ton .. 0 6
Poultry of all kinds, each .. .. .. 0 1
Other goods not enumerated above, per ton weight or measurement, at option of Wharfinger .. .. 2 0
Minimum charge in all cases .. .. .. 0 6
Returned empties .. .. .. Half rates.

All goods and live-stock landed on the Government lands adjacent to the wharves shall be subject to the same dues as if landed on the Railway Wharf. Half wharfage rates