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RETURN NO. 29—continued. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions made to the Scale of Charges— continued. PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS— continued. Class. Express-shafts and -wheels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. B Firewood. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Fish, fresh, under two tons. Owners'risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. D Fruit, New-Zealand-grown, fresh, packed. Rate and a half; but in no case is total charge to exceed Class D. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. .. E Fuse, packed. Owners' risk. Dangerous. (See also Part II.) .. .. .. .. A Fusees. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. A Game, dead. Owners' risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. A Gigs in pieces, unpainted, and in the rough ; minimum, 15cwt. per truck. Owners' risk .. A Gunpowder, in packages not exceeding 141b. Double rate. Owners' risk. As parcels See Part 11. House-blocks, split. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Iron, nitrate of. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. A Iron, perchloride of. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. A Iron rails, old, for scrap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Iron, scrap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Laths (native timber), in truck loads .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to X Lime, gas refuse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Lime from local kilns, consigned to country stations for agricultural purposes, or to ship for export .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Lime from local kilns for eementmaking .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Limestone. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Luggage not otherwise specified. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. B Luggage, passengers'. Special goods .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 11. Luggage, theatrical companies', by goods trains. Half rate. Special goods .. .. B Manures, animal. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Metal, road, for local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. See Part 111. Peas, split, packed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to E Perambulators, in parts, packed in cases, crates, or boxes. Owners'risk.. .. Reduced to A Pipes, unglazed earthenware, flangeless, drain .. .. .. .. .. .. Q Pollard, phosphorized, in tins or drums, hermetically sealed, consigned for destruction of rabbits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to D Posts and rails .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to F Pudrolithe. Double rate. Owners' risk. Dangerous .. .. .. .. .. A Rabbits, dead. Half rate. Owners'risk. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. ... .. C Sago .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to B Seeds for crushing for oil. Owners'risk .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to E Seeds, grass and clover, returning from seed-cleaning establishments .. .. Sec Part 111. Sheepskins, salted, in bales. Owners' risk .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to H Tapioca .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduced to B Vegetables, not otherwise specified, packed. Rate and a half; but in no case is total charge to exceed Class D. (See also Parts 11. and III.) .. .. .. .. E PART VI.—WHARVES. Kawakawa Section. Opua Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Whangarei Section. Whangarei Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Kaihu Section. Dargaville Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Auckland Section. Helensville Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Onehunga Wharf: Rate for goods of Class F reduced. Mercer Wharf: Charges and rates removed. Paeroa Wharf: Charges and rates inserted. Greymouth Section. Greymouth Wharf: Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Westport Section. Westport Wharf : Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Nelson Section. Nelson Wharf: Minimum charge reduced. Regulation re goods for transhipment amended. Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Rate for water supplied to shipping inserted. Picton Section. Picton Wharf: Charges for use of wharf to be computed on net register. Hurunui-Bluff Section. Port Chalmers Wharves: Charges for use of wharves to be computed on net register. T. RONAYNE, General Manager.

Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96.

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