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Reductions in Fares and Rates since Appointment of Railway Commissioners— continued. LOCAL— continued.

Price 6d.J By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB92.

led Aim. ;em. Nature of Keduction. Example. Goods— continued. !urunui-Bluff — con t. Timber Eate, from sawmills in Southland to Winchester and Orari reduced 9d. per 100 super, feet. Eate reduced Timber other than whitepine, for export A, B, 0 Class goods, merchandise Eate for goods of these classes reduced Christchurch to stations between Ashley and Amberley, inclu- ; sive Eefrigerating siding, near Timaru, to Orari, local rate adopted Local rate, Dunedin or Port Chalmers to Oamaru, adopted Local rate between Dun- ■ edin and Invercargill adopted Eates from Burnside to Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, and Invercargill adopted Eate between Dunedin and Burnside reduced Cd. per ton. Previously, 3s. Id. per 100 super, feet, 90 , miles ; now, 2s. Id. per 100 super, feet, 90 miles. Previously, Class A, Christchurch to Amberley £1 2s. 8d. per ton ; now, Class A, Christchurch to Amberley, 13s. 5d. per ton. Sheepskins Previously 13s. 2d. per ton ; now, 10s. 6d.. per ton. A, B, C, D Class goods, merchandise Previously, average, Dunedin to Oamaru, £1 13s. 2d. per ton , now, average, Dunedin to Oamaru, 12s. Cd. per ton. Previously, average, Dunedin to Invercargill, £1 2s. 9d. per ton ; now, average, Dunedin to Invercargill, 18s. per ton. Previously, Burnside to Christchurch, £2 19s. 10d. per ton, now, Burnside k> Christchurch, £1 5s. per ton. A, B, C, D Class goods, merchandise Bar-iron and castings in 4-ton lots Goods of Class E, agricultural produce, oil, soap, tallow, candles, bariron, iron castings, &c. Timber, manures, native coal, Classes K, N, P Charges imposed over Clarkesville and Lawrence, Duntroon, Ngapara, Livingston, and Mt. Somers Branches, in addition to classified rates, abolished Maximum rate of £1 3s. per ton adopted to Bluff, Invercargill, Dunedin, Port Chalmers,Oamaru, Timaru, Christehurch, and LyHelton Rate reduced The charges were Jd. per ton per mile Classes N and P; Id. per 500 super, feet per mile on tinAer. Cheese, in 4-ton lots from factories Previously, £1 9s. per ton, 120 miles. Paper, from local mills Previouslj', 13s. 5d. per ton, 50 miles now, 11s. 6d. per ton, 50 miles. Cased meats, 2s. 6d. per ton, native coal, 2s. per ton; ships' ballast, Is. Cd. per ton. Cased meats, tallow, pelts, native coal, and artificial manures; ships' ballast Class E, grain Class N P minerals and coal Class H, wool Class K, timber Class P hay straw, chaff, &c. Class M, cattle and sheep Local rates betvf een Bluff and Ocean Beach adopted Bates on following branch lines reduced:— Rakaia-Methven Waimate - Waihao Downs Duntroon-Hakate-ramea Gore-Lumsdeu Previously, Methven to Christchurch, 11s. per ton; now, Methven to Christchurch, 9s. 4d. per ton. Coal, previously, Springfield to Methven, 10s. Id. per ton now, Springfield to Methven, 9s. 3d. per ton. Wool, previously Methven to Christchurch, 5s. 4d. per bale now, Methven to Christchurch, 5s. 2d. per bale. Timber, previously, Methven to Ashburton, 2s. 3d. per 100 super, feet; now, Methven to Ashburton, Is. lid. per 100 super, feet. Chaff, previously, Methven to Ashburton, £1 9s. 3d. per truck now, Methven to Ashburton, £1 3s. (id. per truck. Cattle, &c, previously Balfour to Burnside, £3 8s. lid. per truck now, Balfour to Burnside, £2 15s. 9d. per truck. Previously, 9d. per ton per mile ; now, Gd. per ton per mile. Kawakawa Classes C and D, merchandise Classes N P, and Q, minerals and firewood Class F, hay, chaff, &c. Rates on Waimate-Wai-hao Downs Branch Line reduced 3d. per mile Wharfage at Opua reduced 3d. per ton Wharfage at Onehunga reduced Is. per ton Eate reduced Eate reduced Eate reduced .. Vessels' dues reduced after first seven days from 2d. to £d. per ton. Rate reduced .. Previously, 63. per ton now, 3d. per ton. Auckland . Previously 2s. per ton; now, Is. per ton. Greymouth Nelson Green flax Green flax Bricks ,. Tonnage dues. Previously 2s. per ton; now, 6d. per ton. Previously, 2s. per ton, now, 6d. per ton. Previously 3s. per 1,000; now Is. 6d. per [1,000. Westport Flax and tow Previously, Gd. per bale; now, 3d. per bale. JAMES McKBEE J P MAXWELL 6th September, 1892. W M. HANNAY, 0W ' { New Zealand I Eailway Commissioners Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation (not given); prin itinf! (1,160 copies), £5 Us.