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

iecr ;ion. tein. ;ure Oi luc . lions. Ixamp] Iβ. Goods — continued. Sugar, previously, Auckland to Te Aroha £1 5s. per ton ; now, Auckland to Te Aroha, 18s. per ton. Previously, Te Aroha to Auckland, 6s. 6d. per bale ; now, Te Aroha to Auckland,. 5s. 6d. per bale. lUckland— continued. Sugar, fencing-wire, and iron Wool Classes A, B, C, and D, merchandise Rate, Auckland and Newmarket to Te Aroha, adopted Bates from Te Aroha branch stations, including Morrinsville, to Auckland, reduced Through rate, Auckland or Newmarket to Oxford for Rotorua, adopted. Rate for goods ex ship at Helensville from ports outside Kaipara Heads to Auckland adopted Rates from Kaipara line reduced Ditto Previously, Helensville to Auckland, Is. 6d. per 100 super, feet now, Helensville to Auckland, Is. 4d. per 100 super, feet. Previously Hunua to Auckland, Is. 5d. per 100 super, feet, now, Hunua toAuckland, Is. per 100 super, feet. Previously, Auckland to Huntly, 13s. per ton ; now, Auckland to Huntly 7s. 2d. per ton. Previously, 4s. per ton; now, 3s. 6d. per ton. Timber Timber Local rate, Hunua to Auckland and Newmarket, adopted Local rate, Auckland and Onehunga to Huntly, adopted Rate, Auckland to Westfield, reduced Coke and native coal Raw materials for manufacture of oil, soap, and candles Oil, soap, candles, sodacrystals, refined tallow, and oil-eake Ore, road material, bricks, &c. Rate, Westfield to Auckland, reduced Previously 4s. per ton; now, 3s. Gd. per ton. apier-Taranaki Class E goods, grain and other agricultural produce White-pine timber for export Special charge on Rotorua District Railway, abolished Practice of charging rate and a quarter abolished Sulphur-oro, previously, Oxford to Auckland, 14s. 8d. per ton now, Oxford toAuckland, 9s. 4d. per ton. Previously, Wanganui to Hawera, 12s. 5d. per ton now, Wanganui to Hawera, 9s. lid. per ton. Previously, 2s. 9d. per 100 super, feet, 80 miles ; now, Is. 9d. per 100 super, feet,. 80 miles. Rimu timber for export Sheep Wool Foreign export rates made applicable to timber exported to ports in New Zealand Foreign export rates made applicable to rimu timber exported coastwise Through rates, Hawke's Bay stations to Petone, Ngahauranga, and Wellington, via Eketahuna, application extended. Rate, Farndon to Napier and Spit reduced, and made to apply in either direction Local rate to Spit from stations Dannevirke to Woodville, inclusive, adopted Local rate, Spit to Hastings, adopted Local rate, Palmerston North and Longburn to Foxton, adopted Previously 2s. 9d. per 100 super, feet, 80miles , now, Is. lid. per 100 super, feet,. 80 miles. Previously Farndon to Spit, lid. per bale now, Farndale to Spit, 8d. per bale. Wool Previously Woodvillo to Spit, 7s. 4d. per bale now, Woodville to Spit, 6s. 4d. per bale. Wool Previously, Is. 5d. per bale now, lid. per bale. Previously, Palmerston North to Foxton, 2s. 7d. per bale ; now, Palmerston North to Foxton, 2s. per bale (includes wharfage at Foxton). Previously, Is. 9d. per bale now, Is. 6d. per bale. Previously 3s. 7d. per bale ; now, 3s. per bale. Wool Wool Local rate, Wangaehu to Wanganui, adopted Local rate, Feilding to Foxton, adopted, including wharfage Local rate, Foxton to Longburn, including wharfage, adopted Local rate, New Plymouth Breakwater or Waitara to Wanganui, in 4-ton lo.ts Local rates, Woodville to Spit, adopted Maximum rate from stations on NapierTaranaki Section to Wellington, via Manawatu Company's Line, adopted Wool Coal, native Previously, 5s. 4d. per ton now, 5s. per ton. Fruit Previously, £1 13s. 10d. per ton now, £1 5s. per ton, in 4-ton lots. Dead meat and hides, tallow, and pelts Butter, in 4-ton lots Meat, previously, £1 13s. 3d. per ton; now, £1 8s. per ton. Previously, New Plymouth to Wellington, £3 5s. 3d. per ton now, £2 8s. per ton,. in 4-ton lots.