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Coal-dross for lime-burning, Wellington to Mauriceville, reduced. •"•"■n?A, B, C, D goods to Picton from stations other than Blenheim, reduced. f.n<.fl.pDistrict railway rates abolished, goods on district railways charged at Government scale. "'"is Timber, Owaka, Glenomaru, and intermediate stations to Caversham, Pelichet Bay, and intermediate stations, reduced. Timber from sawmills in Southland to Kensington, reduced. Pelts, Timaru, Ocean Beach, One-tree Point, and Inveroargill to Woolston, reduced. Gravel in 6-ton loads, Inveroargill Jetty to country stations, reduced. A, B, C, D goods on Lyttelton-Christchurch line and Lyttelton to stations beyond Christchurch, reduced. Cardboard boxes on port-lines, reduced. Sheeps' runners in casks, between Bluff and Ocean Beach, reduced. Left luggage, rate on part lot reduced. Horses, Shetland and polo ponies, foals, mules, asses, and hounds in truck-loads, rate reduced. Mixed consignment of horses and hounds, rate reduced. Tawa timber, Mamaku to Te Aroha, Paeroa, and intermediate stations, reduced. Machinery and raw or manufactured products, Westfield and Auckland, reduced. Wool, Spit to Hastings, reduced.

The following articles are affected by the above alterations : — Class Acid, acetic and tartaric, packed. Owners'risk ... ... A Acid, carbolic, packed in casks or wrought-iron drums. Owners' risk A Acids, not otherwise specified, packed. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous ... ... A Acid, sulphuric, packed, from local factories, in consignments of not less than 2 tons. Owners' risk. Dangerous ... ... A Acid, sulphurous, packed. Owners'risk ... ... A Ale ... ... As beer Almonds, packed ... ... A Alum, packed ... ... C Ammonia gas, compressed, in solid-drawn steel tubes. Owners' risk. Dangerous ... ... A Ammunition, not otherwise specified. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous ... ... A Anchors and Chain Cables ... ... D Animals, living, not otherwise specified. In crates or cases. Owners'risk A Animals and Birds, stuffed, in cases. Rate and a quarter. As parcels, see Part 11. Antimony, smelted ... ... C Anvils ... ... D Apparatus, distillery. Double rate. Owners'risk ... ... A Arrowroot, packed ... ... A Arsenic, packed ... ... A Asphalt ... ... D Axes, loose ... ... A Axes, packed ... ... B Axles ... ... C Bacon, loose. Owners' risk ... ... B Bacon, packed ... ... C Bags, paper, not otherwise specified ... ... A Bags, paper, colonial manufacture ... ... D Ballast, ships'. Owners' risk. ... ... Q Bank-notes. Double rate. Special goods As parcels, see Part 11. Banners, packed. If loose, owners'risk ... ... A Bark, packed, in bags or bundles. Owners'risk ... ... D Bark, loose. Owners' risk ... ... C Bark, native, loose, or packed in bags or bundles. Owners'risk ... N Bark extract, in casks ... ... C Barley, grain, in bags. Owners' risk ... ... E Barley, pearl, packed. Owners' risk ... ... E Basils, in bales ... ... B Baskets and Basketware. Rate and a half. (Tf through Parcels, rate and a quarter) ... ... A Baths, plunge or shower. If loose, owners'risk. Rate and a half ... A Baths, wood, lined with zinc or tin. Rate and a half ... ... A Bath-chairs. Rate and a half. (If through Parcels, rate and a quarter)... A Beans, imported, packed ... ... B Beans, colonial produce, whole or crushed ... ... E Beds and Bedding, packed. If loose, rate and a half, owners' risk. Special goods ... ... A Bedsteads, packed, in cases ... ... A Bedsteads (loose), in sacking, matting, straw bands, partially or wholly exposed. Rate and a quarter. Owners'risk. Special goods ... A Beef, salt, packed ... ... C Beehives. Owners' risk ... ... C Beer, bottled, packed. Owners' risk ... ... B Beer, in bulk (4 hhds. to the ton) ... .. C Beeswax ... ... A Beetroot. Owners'risk ... ... P Bellit. Double rate. Owners'risk. Dangerous ... ... A Bellona. Double rate. Owners'risk, Dangerous ... ~. A 2—D. 8.