MAY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1709

Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges, Tahawai 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, Kenneth Stuart Williams, 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 Tahawai 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 24th day of May, 1928, from which date all previous regulations, scale of fares, rates, charges, and conditions for the carriage of passengers and goods fixed or imposed in respect of the said railway or any portion thereof are declared to be hereby revoked, saving and excepting the berthage charges for the use of the Mount Maunganui Railway-wharf issued by Order in Council dated the 10th day of April, 1922, and published in New Zealand Gazette No. 29, dated the 13th of April, 1922.

SCHEDULE.

PART 1.

THE regulations, scale of fares, rates, and charges, and the conditions on which passengers and goods will be carried on the Tahawai 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, subject to the exceptions set out hereafter, as the following parts or portions of the parts of the regulations and scale of fares, rates, and charges for the New Zealand Government Railways fixed to take effect on and from the 31st day of August, 1925, by the Minister of Railways, as published by the Government Printer by authority in form of a handbook (which is hereinafter referred to as “the Tariff”), and relating to passenger fares and coaching and goods rates, as altered and added to from time to time by publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

1. Part I of the Tariff, Regulations 1 to 38, pages 1 to 29, except Regulations 9 to 20, 22 and 23, all inclusive.

2. Part II of the Tariff, Regulations 1 to 24, pages 35 to 51 inclusive.

3. Part III of the Tariff, pages 54 to 85 inclusive.

4. Part IV of the Tariff, pages 86 to 108 inclusive.

5. Part V of the Tariff, pages 109 to 139 inclusive.

6. Part VII of the Tariff, Regulations 1 to 10, pages 148 to 154 inclusive, except the definition of “Department” contained in Regulation 1.

7. The following special rates are the exceptions hereinbefore referred to, and shall be held to be applicable on the said section of railway with reference to the commodities mentioned, notwithstanding any of the provisions contained in the parts of the Tariff and the said alterations thereof above adopted:—

(a) Benzine in 500-case lots will be carried from Tauranga to Edgecombe Station at 1s. per case, and from Mount Maunganui, ex ship, to Edgecombe at 1s. per case, plus 3s. 6d. per ton, sorting charge.

(b) Flax and tow will be carried from Te Puke and Papamoa Stations to Tauranga and Mount Maunganui at the following rates:—

Per Ton.
s. d.
From Te Puke: Stripper slips and tow .. 4 8
Fibre .. .. 6 0
From Papamoa: Stripper slips and tow .. 4 1
Fibre .. .. 4 9

8. Where the words mentioned in the first column below appear in the parts of the Tariff or alterations thereto hereinbefore mentioned, the words in the second column below shall be read in lieu thereof:—

First Column. Second Column.
“Department” .. Public Works Department.
“Board of Management of the New Zealand Government Railways” .. Engineer-in-Chief and Under-Secretary, Public Works Department.
“District Manager” .. District Engineer.
“Railway” or “Railways” .. Public Works.
“Minister” .. Minister of Public Works.

PART 2.

In accordance with the provisions of section 12 (a) of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1923, and notwithstanding anything contained in Part 1 of this Schedule, the regulations, conditions, dues, 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.

Charges for Use of Wharf.

Goods and live-stock carried by railway to be shipped, free. On goods other than timber and wool landed on wharf and carried by railway a sorting charge of 3s. 6d. per ton will be charged.

On timber a loading charge of 10d. per 100 superficial feet will be charged.

On wool a loading charge of 8d. per bale will be charged.

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

s. d.
Cattle, per head .. .. .. 1 5
Horses, per head .. .. .. 3 6
Sheep, pigs, goats, per head .. .. 0 3
Timber per 100 sup. ft. .. .. 0 10
Posts and rails, per 100 .. .. 1 5
Firewood, per cord .. .. .. 1 5
Bricks, per thousand .. .. .. 3 6
Coal, per ton .. .. .. 1 5
Lime, limestone, sand, per ton .. .. 1 5
Shells, undressed building-stones, and shingle, per ton .. .. .. 0 9
Drain-pipes, per ton (ship’s measurement) .. 1 5
Tanks (empty), each .. .. .. 1 5
Wool, per bale (not exceeding 4 cwt.) .. 0 4
Hides, each .. .. .. 0
Sheep-skins and rabbit-skins, per bale (not exceeding 2 cwt.) .. .. .. 0 4
Vehicles, four-wheeled, not otherwise specified, each 7 0
Vehicles, two-wheeled, not otherwise specified, each 3 6
Motor-cars, set up, each .. .. 7 0
Motor-cycles, with side-car, each .. .. 3 6
Motor-bicycles, each .. .. .. 2 6
Bicycles, each .. .. .. 0 9
Boats, motor or sailing, 1 ton and over, each .. 14 0
Boats, motor or sailing, under 1 ton, each .. 7 0
Boats, motor or sailing, unloaded into harbour or loaded direct from harbour into ships and not passing over wharves .. .. Half rates.
Other goods, not enumerated above, per ton weight or measurement, at option of wharfinger .. 2 1
Minimum charge in all cases .. .. 0 6
Returned empties .. .. Half rates.

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

Half wharfage rates will be charged on all goods loaded or unloaded from or into lighters into or from ships lying at the wharf.

Labour.

Packages exceeding half a ton weight: By arrangement.

Storage.

Storage will be charged on all import goods or merchandise not taken away within twelve working-hours, per ton per day or fraction thereof .. 1 5
On all export goods or merchandise if not shipped per first steamer for which they are consigned, per ton per day or fraction thereof .. 0 6
On tallow, per cask per day or fraction thereof .. 0 3
On wool, flax, tow, sheep-skins, and rabbit-skins, per bale per day or fraction thereof .. 0 3
On timber remaining over sixty-four working-hours per 100 superficial feet per week .. 0 3

For the purpose of the above storage charges “working-hours” are to be regarded as from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. The above storage charges do not include handling. Flax and tow delivered at Mount Maunganui Station to await shipment will be charged 6d. per bale, which will include receiving into shed, loading up, and delivery to ships in trucks alongside wharf.

GENERAL.

1. The management of the Mount Maunganui Railway Wharf is vested in the Public Works District Engineer, Tauranga, who is appointed to be the person to take all actions and proceedings in respect thereof or in relation thereto.

Ships working Overtime.

2. (a) The working-hours of the Department are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday till Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, holidays excepted. Ships discharging or taking in cargo at any other time will be charged for extra labour at the full rates ruling at the port less 9d. per hour, which latter amount will be paid by the Department. Such rates shall be paid by the ship for each employee engaged