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

;em. ;ure ol luci ;ion. Ixamp! Iβ. Goods— continued. Rags Previously, Class D; now, Class N Previously, 100 miles, £1 6s. 6d. per ton; now, 100 miles, 13s. per ton. Previously, 50 miles, 6s. lid. per ton; now, 50 miles, 5s. 5d. per ton. Road materials Previously Class O now, Class Q Sawdust Shale Previously, Class N now, Class F Previously, Class P now, Class Q Previously, 100 miles, 10s. 2d. per ton; now, 100 miles, 7s. lid. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £2 Is. 6d. per ton now, 100 miles, £1 6s. 6d. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £1 13s. 7d. per ton now, 100 miles, £1 6s. 6d. per ton. Previously, 50 miles, 9s. 10d. per ton; now, 50 miles, 7s. 8d. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £2 Is. 6d. per ton., now, 100 miles, £1 18s. 7d. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £2 14s. 5d. per truck; now, 100 miles, £2 3s. 6d. per truck. Previously, 100 miles, £2 Is. 6d. per ton now, 100 miles, £1 Gs. 6d. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £1 6s. 6d. per ton; now, 100 miles, 17s. 5d. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £1 6s. 6d. per ton; now, 100 miles, 13s. per ton. Previously, 100 miles, £2 9s. 4d. per ton now, 100 miles, £1 6s. 6d. per ton. Seed (mangold) Previously Class B now Class D Soap locally manufactured for export Soot (in bags) Previously, Class C now, Class D Previously, Class N now, Class P Stone-crushers Previously, Class B ; ndw, Class C Straw (pressed) Previously, Class F rate and a quarter now, Class I* , Previously, Class B now, Class D Tin-plates (to rabbit factories) Vegetables not otherwise specified Previously, Class D now, Class E, rate and a half Previously, Class D now, Class N Willows (green) Wire-netting Previously, Class A now, Class D i Section. It I LOCAL. Item. Nature of Reduction. Example. Passengees. Auckland Suburban fares Reduced (see example) Previously, Auckland to Newmarket, 6d. return 2nd class; now, Auckland to Newmarket, -Id. return 2nd class. Previously, Auckland to Greenlane, Is. return 2nd class; now, Auckland to Greenlane, 8d. return 2nd class. Wellington to Napier, £1 7s. single, £1 los. 4d. return, 2nd class. Napier-Wellington Through tickets between Wellington and Hawke's* Bay stations introduced,I via Rimutaka, including coach-fare Fjketahuna and Woodville Local fares Picton Ordinary fares substituted for local fares Previously, Blenheim to Picton, 4s. single, 5s. return, 2nd class ; now, Blenheim to Picton, 2s. 6d. single, 3s. 4d. return, 2nd class. Previously Is. 6d. single, 2s. return, 2nd class ; now Is. 3d. single, Is. 9d. return, 2nd class. Previously, Duntroon to Hakateramea, 2s. 8d. single 2nd class ; now, Duntroon to Hakateramea, 2s. 3d. single 2nd class. Previously, 2s. 5d. single, 3s. Id. return, 2nd class now, 2s. single, 2s. Gd. return, 2nd class. Oreymouth Kaiata-Brunner fares Reduced (see example) Hurunui-Bluff Duntroon and Hakateramea District Railway Local fares abolished, ordinary fares substituted Local fares adopted Invercargill and Bluff Auckland Milk Paecels, etc. Previously, fd. per gallon now, |d. per gallon. Wellington Milk . Rate to Newmarket from stations not exceeding ten miles from Auckland reduced Rate to Wellington reduced Previously, Belmont to Wellington, Id. per gallon now, Belmont to Wellington, Jd. per gallon. Kawakawa Flax, Kawakawa toOpua Goods. From Class A to Class D Previously 6s. 6d. per ton; now, 5s. 2d. per ton. Previously, Whangarei to wharf, 10s. per vehicle , now, Whangarei to wharf, 5s. per vehicle. Previously, coal-mines to wharf, 2s. per ton , now, coal-mines to wharf, Is. 10d. per ton. Previously, 2s. per ton ; now, Is. 9d. per per ton. Previously, Auckland to Onehunga, 4s. per ton ; now, Auckland to Onehuna, 3s. per ton. Previously, Auckland to Onehunga Wharf, 5s. 3d. per ton ; now, Auckland to Onehunga Wharf, 3s. 6d. per ton. Whangarei Carts, drays, wagons, and carriages Minimum charge reduced Minerals Rates from coal-mines to wharf reduced Auckland Coal Rate from coal-mine to Whangarei reduced Rate between Auckland and Onehunga reduced Pig-iron Cement Auckland or Auckland Railway Wharf to Oneliunga Wharf: Previously, Class D ; now,