24. Picton Section—continued.

25. Goods of Class E consigned from Blenheim and intermediate stations to
    Picton for shipment will be charged 7s. 8d. per ton, including wharfage and
    handling at ship’s side; if to private sidings, 7s. per ton.

26. The charges for haulage, handling, and sorting goods ex ship for local
    delivery at Picton will be as follows :—

| Handling at wharf (minimum charge, 4d.) | ... | ... | . | 1 1 |
| Haulage (minimum charge, 4d.) | ... | ... | . | 1 1 |
| Unloading, sorting, and delivery (minimum charge, 6d.) | ... | ... | . | 1 8 |

The charges will be computed in accordance with the provisions of
Reg. 127, General Scale of Charges.

7. The maximum charge for green flax, flax-straw, hay, lime, lime-stone, or
   straw consigned from Blenheim, Tuamarina, and intermediate stations to Picton
   for shipment will be 30s. 10d. per truck, including wharfage and unloading and
   the use of tarpaulins.

8. (a) The maximum charge for chaff consigned from Blenheim, Tuamarina,
   and intermediate stations to Picton for shipment will be 35s. per truck, including
   wharfage and unloading and the use of tarpaulins.

(b) Chaff consigned from Blenheim, Tuamarina, and intermediate stations to
Picton for shipment, and which is delivered to store at Picton for storage and
subsequently hauled from store to ship, will be charged 35s. per truck, including
wharfage and labour at the ship’s side, use of tarpaulins, and haulage.

9. Wool in bales, undumped, consigned from Blenheim and intermediate
   stations to Picton and delivered to store at Picton for storage or dumping will
   be charged ls. 7d. per bale. Minimum load, 23 undumped bales per four-wheeled
   wagon. Wool subsequently reconsign ed from store to ship will be charged
   3½d. per bale undumped and 5½d. per bale double-dumped. These rates include
   wharfage and handling at the ship’s side at Picton.

10. Fruit consigned from Blenheim and intermediate stations to Picton for
    shipment will be charged 9s. lid. per ton weight or measurement at the option of
    the Department, including wharfage and labour at the ship’s side at Picton.

11. Except otherwise provided, goods of Class H consigned from Blenheim
    and intermediate stations to Picton for shipment will be charged Is. 10d. per bale
    for undumped, and 2s. 8d. per bale for double-dumped, including wharfage and
    handling at Picton. An extra charge of 4½d. per undumped bale and 9¼d. per
    double-dumped bale will be made for loading by the Department at Blenheim.
    Double-dumped bales must be in truck-loads of not less than 13 double-dumped
    full-sized bales, or 14 double-dumped small-sized bales. Undumped bales must
    be in truck loads of not less than 23 bales. Any less quantities will be charged
    at these minima or at ordinary rates, whichever is the cheaper.

12. Flax, dressed, screw-pressed, will be charged as follows : — Per Ton.
    From Blenheim and intermediate stations to ship at Picton,
    including wharfage and labour at ship's side, Picton ... 8 3
    If consigned to Picton “ for shipment,” and delivered to store
    at Picton for grading and subsequently hauled from store
    to ship (including wharfage and labour at ship’s side,
    Picton) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 10

Tow, dressed, pressed, will be charged as follows :—
From Blenheim and intermediate stations to ship at Picton,
including wharfage and labour at ship’s side, Picton ... 11 7
If consigned to Picton “ for shipment,” and delivered to store
at Picton for grading, and subsequently hauled from store
to ship (including wharfage and labour at ship’s side,
Picton) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 11

13. Except where otherwise specified, goods of Class P will be charged as
    Class N ; minimum weights as provided in Reg. 77, General Scale of Charges
    will apply.

14. New Zealand coals, ex ship, Picton to Grovetown or Blenheim, will be
    charged 8s. 6d. per ton, including wharfage ; owners to load and unload ; mini-
    mum weights as provided in Reg. 78, General Scale of Charges will apply.

15. Storage at Blenheim on goods of Classes E, F, and Q consigned for convey-
    ance by rail only will be charged as follows :—

For the first month or fraction of a month, at per ton ... 0 9
For each week or fraction of a week after the first month, at
per ton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 1¼

16. The Department does not guarantee storage room.