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Bate for stone and stone piles, rough, from Woston to Port Chalmers and Dunedin inserted. Rates for goods o{ Classes A, B, C, D, from Port Chalmers to Dunedin (not to private sidings) reduced. Eatee for goods of Class E, &c., between Dunedin and Burnside or the Cattle-yards (not to private sidings) reduced. Bate for whitelead, &c, from Dunedin or Port Chalmers to Benhar reduced. Bate for native crude petroleum from Dunedin or Port Chalmers to Balclutha reduced. Bate for firewood consigned from Catlin's River Branch to Pelichet Bay, Dunedin, Caversham, &c, reduced. Begulation re carriage and gig bodies between Dunedin and Invercargill amended. Haulage charge for goods of Class H at Bluff Station inserted. Bate for road-metal, ships' ballast, and gravel from Greenhills to Invercargill removed. District Bailways: Provision made for charging goods not otherwise specitied, and small lots, a Government scale on continuous mileage. Bate for paper-bags consigned from local paper-mills reduced. Bate of one penny per ton per mile on goods of Classes A, B, C, D carried on certain specified branches removed. Ships' Goods on Port Lines. New Plymouth Breakwater Line included. Wickerware, and wire and spring mattresses, carried at half measurement rates. PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PABCELS, AND LUGGAGE. Class. Axes, loose .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Axes, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B Bark, native, loose, or packed in bags or bundles. Owners'risk.. .. .. .. N Removed : Bark, native, loose. Bicycles accompanying passengers. Owners' risk. Special goods. .. .. See Part 11. Removed: Bodies, shafts, and wheels, dray. Minimum charge as for 1 ton each consignment. Bush trollies, under 2 tons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B Bush trollies, 2 tons and over. Owners to load and unload .. .. D Carriages, either set up or in pieces. Owners' risk. Special goods .. .. See Part 11. Removed : Carriage and gig bodies ; minimum charge as for 15 cvvt. Owners' risk. Cartridges, packed. Owners' risk. Double rate. Dangerous. (See also Part II.) .. A Carts, either set up or in pieces .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Carts, in pieces, unpainted, and in the rough ; minimum 1 ton per truck.. .. .. C Cases, empty, for carriage of fruit .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Charcoal, rate and a half (but in no case are total charges to exceed Class D). Owners' risk N Coke, rate and a half (but in no case are total charges to exceed Class D). Owners' risk .. P Drays, either set up or in pieces .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Removed: Dray bodies, shafts, and wheels ; minimum charge as for 1 ton each consignment. Earthenware, native, packed, consigned direct from local factories, in lots of not less than 20 cwt., half-rate Class B. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum or at the classified rates for Class D. Empties, cases for carriage of fruit .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Express wagons, either set up or in pieces .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Removed: Express bodies, shafts, and wheels; minimum charge as for 1 ton each consignment. Ferns, cut for decorating purposes. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. Beduced to D Floorcloth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Fry, salmon and trout, for Acclimatisation Societies .. .. .. .. Free of charge. Gigs, either set up or in pieces. Special goods. Owners' risk .. .. .. See Part 11. Removed : Gig bodies. Minimum charge as for 15 ewt. Owners' risk. Glass, broken, in truck loads. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. Beduced to F Groats, in bags, colonial manufacture.. .. .. .. .. .. Beduced to E Hares, dead. Owners' risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. A Hares, dead, packed in cases or crates, in consignments of not less than 10 cwt. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to C Hay, pressed or unpressed. Owners' risk. (Loose hay will not be accepted for carriage) .. F Jam, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Library exchanges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 11. Linoleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. a Luggage, left. Owners'risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. See Part 11. Manures, street, stable, and farmyard. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. F Manures, other than street, stable and farmyard. Owners' risk.. .. .. P Mining props. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. p Mushrooms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A Myrobolams .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Beduced to D Onions, packed. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to E Oysters in bottles, packed. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. A Parcels left. Owners' risk. Special goods .. .. .. .. See Part. 11. Patent fencing (wire and lathwood). Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. D Pelta, green or limed, in bags or casks.. .. .. .. .. .. D Perambulators accompanying passengers. Special goods .. .. .. See Part 11. Puppies in crates, baskets, or sacks. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. See Part 11. Salmon ova and fry for Acclimatisation Societies .. .. .. .. Free of charge. Shafts and wheels, dray and express .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B Snooks for manufacture of fruit cases.. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Shrubs, cut for decorating purposes. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. Beduced to D Steel, angle, bar, rod, hoop, sheet, and plate, unmanufactured .. .. .. Beduced to D Steel, angle, bar, rod, hoop, sheet, and plate, manufactured .. .. .. .. C Removed: Steel, also steel plates, unmanufactured. Straw, pressed or unpressed. Owners' risk. (Loose straw will not be accepted for carriage) F Sulphide of sodium, packed. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. Beduced to C Removed: Tripon. Tricycles accompanying passengers. Owners' risk. Special goods .. .. See Part 11. Trout ova and fry for Acclimatisation Societies .. .. .. .. Free of charge. Velocipedes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. See Tricycles. Wagons, either set up or in pieces. Special goods .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Wagons, express, either set up or in pieces .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Weed-killer, colonial manufacture, consigned direct from makers' factories. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to D

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