D.—3a,

Scale for Small Lots— continued.

(3.) Scale for Small Lots of Class E Goods, Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Honey, Beeswax, Game, Dead Rabbits, Cheese, Fish, Fresh or Cured Bacon or Hams, Rabbit, Sheep-, and Calf-skins, Wool, Hides, Lard, Fat, Tallow, Meat, Bread, Seeds, Vegetables, Plants, and Shrubs, of 1cwt. or under.

(4.) Class E.—Grain and other Agricultural Produce. Minimum quantity, 1| tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum, or at rate and a half Class E, not exceeding the rate for Class D. At all private stores or sidings the loading or unloading shall be done by the owners. The following method of computing the tonnage of grain will be followed i — Wheat—lo bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Barley—l 2 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Oats —14 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Flour, Bran, and Pollard—2,2oolb. to the ton. Oats (crushed) and other grain by actual weight. 601b. of wheat, or 501b. of barley, or 401b. of oats count as 1 bushel. When grain is in bags holding more than 2401b. each the full contents of such bags of grain will be charged rate and one-eighth. The consignment note should state the number of such bags, failing which the charge will be made on the whole consignment. The tonnage on which such charge is made will be computed in the manner prescribed above. The number of bags and the quantity they contain must be declared upon the consignment notes. (5.) Class F.—Hay, Straw, Chaff, Turnips, &c. The railway company may require all loading and unloading to be done by the owner. Eor each loading or unloading done by the company ss. per truck will be charged. When loading by consignors is done negligently, and so as to entail reloading on the road, £1 per truck may be charged for reloading. Beet, carrots, mangolds, pumpkins, turnips, pressed chaff, pressed hay, and pressed straw in quantities under a truck-load will be charged as a truck, or as Class E. Other goods of Class E under a truck-load will be charged as a truck, or as Class E, rate and a half. A truck-load must not exceed 6 tons in weight; any truck loaded with more than this quantity will be charged rate and a half. Double-bogie trucks will be charged double the classified or local rates.

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Scale for Sma! lOtS—Ci mtinut here the rate per ton exceeds s. d. 52 0 s. d. 56 0 s. d. 60 0 s. d.i 64 o; I s. d. 68 0 s>. d. 72 0 s. d. 76 0 But does not exceed 56 0 60 0 64 0 68 0 72 0 76 0 80 0 'Not exceeding 1 cwt. Above 1 cwt. and not exceeding H „ » 14 >, » li ,, » li >, ., if ., .. If » » 2 „ » 2 „ „ 2i „ „ 24 „ „ 2i „ .. 2£ „ „ 2| „ ,. 2| „ „ 3 „ » 3 „ „ 3i „ „ 3i „ „ 3* „ » ?i „ „ 3i „ „ 3| , 4 0 4 8 5 3 5 10 6 6 7 3 8 0 8 9 9 5 10 2 11 0 11 £ 12 5 4 9 5 4 5 10 6 5 6 11 7 9 8 7 9 4 10 1 10 11 11 9 12 6 13 2 4 9 5 5 6 1 6 10 7 5 8 3 9 2 10 0 10 10 11 8 12 7 13 4 14 2 4 9 5 6i 6 3 7 1 7 11 8 10 9 8 10 7 11 5 12 4 13 2 14 1 14 111 5 6 6 4 7 0 7 9 8 5 9 4 10 4 11 3 12 2 113 1 14 1 15 0 115 11 6 4 6 11 7 6 8 2 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 10 12 9 13 10 14 9 15 9 16 81 6 4 7 1 7 10 8 7 9 3 10 5 11 5 12 6 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 8 [17 8 3.) Scale for Small Lots Eggs, Honey, Bees\ Pish, Fresh or Gun and Calf-skins, Wα Bread, Seeds, Veget or under. s of Class E Goods, Poultry, Butter, wax, Game, Dead Rabbits, Cheese, ed Bacon or Hams, Rabbit-, Sheep-, ol, Hides, Lard, Fat, Tallow, Meat, ;ables, Plants, and Shrubs, of lewt. Where the rate per ton exceeds .. But does not exceed 8/ 10/ 12/ 14/ 16/ 20/ 24/ 28/ 32/ 36/ 40/ 44/ 48/ 8/ 10/ 12/ Ul 16/ 20/ 24/ 28/ 32/ 36/ 40/ 44/ 48/ 52/ lb. 28 56 84 112 /9 /lb I 9 /10 /ll 1/ /9 /10 in i/ 1/ 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/ 1/2 1/4 1/6 1/2 1/5 1/9 2/ 1/2 1/7 1/11 2/3 1/4 1/9 2/3 2/8 1/4 1/9 2/3 2/8 1/6 1/11 2/5 2/11 1/6 1/11 2/5 2/11 1/9 2/2 2/8 3/2 1/9 2/2 2/8 3/2 2/ 2/8 3/4 4/ ■Vhere the rate per ton exceeds .. 3ut does not exceed 52/ 56/ 60/ 64/ 68/ 72/ 76/ 80/ 84/ 80/ 84/ 88/ 88/ 92/ ! 96/ 100/ 104/ 56/ 60/ 64/ 68/ 72/ 76/ 92/ 96/ I lOol 104/ 108/ lb. 28 56 84 112 2/ 2/8 3/4 4/ 2/3 3/ 4/ 4/9 2/3 3/ 4/ 4/9 2/6 3/3 4/ 41<) 2/9 8/9 4/6 5/6 3/ 3/3 3/3 3/6 3/6 3/9 3/9 4/ 4/3 4/6 4/9 4/9 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/3 5/9 6/ 6/ 6/6 6/6 6/4 6/4 7/1 7/10 7/10 8/8 8/8 4/ 5/3 6/9 9/6 4/ 5/9 7/6 10/3 (4.) Class E. —Grain and other Agricultural Produce. Minimum quantity, li tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum) or at rate and a half Class E, not exceeding the rate for Class D. At all private stores or sidings the loading or unloading shall be done by the owners. The following method of computing the tonnage of grain will be followed : — Wheat —10 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Barley —12 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Oats —14 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Flour, Bran, and Pollard —2,2001b. to the ton. Oats (crushed) and other grain by actual weight. 601b. of wheat, or 501b. of barley, or 401b. of oats count as 1 bushel. When grain is in bags holding more than 2401b. each the full contents of such bags of grain will he charged rate and one-eighth. The consignment note should state the number of such bags, failing which the charge will be made on the whole consignment. The tonnage on which such charge is made will be computed in the manner prescribed above. The number of bags and the quantity they contain must be declared upon the consignment notes. (5.) Class I , .—Hay, Straw, Chaff, Turnips, &c. The railway company may require all loading and unloading to be done by the owner. For each loading or unloading done by the company 5s. per truck will be charged. When loading by consignors is done negligently, and so as to entail reloading on the road, £1 per truck may be charged for reloading. Beet, carrots, mangolds, pumpkins, turnips, pressed chaff, pressed hay, and pressed straw in quantities under a truck-load will he charged as a truck, or as Class B. Other goods of Class F , under a truck-load will be charged as a truck, or as Class E, rate and a half. A truck-load must not exceed 6 tons in weight; any truck loaded with more than this quantity will be charged rate and a half. Double-bogie trucks will be charged double the classified or local rates.

Scale for Sma! lOtS—Ci mtinut here the rate per ton exceeds s. d. 52 0 s. d. 56 0 s. d. 60 0 s. d.i 64 o; I s. d. 68 0 s>. d. 72 0 s. d. 76 0 But does not exceed 56 0 60 0 64 0 68 0 72 0 76 0 80 0 'Not exceeding 1 cwt. Above 1 cwt. and not exceeding H „ » 14 >, » li ,, » li >, ., if ., .. If » » 2 „ » 2 „ „ 2i „ „ 24 „ „ 2i „ .. 2£ „ „ 2| „ ,. 2| „ „ 3 „ » 3 „ „ 3i „ „ 3i „ „ 3* „ » ?i „ „ 3i „ „ 3| , 4 0 4 8 5 3 5 10 6 6 7 3 8 0 8 9 9 5 10 2 11 0 11 £ 12 5 4 9 5 4 5 10 6 5 6 11 7 9 8 7 9 4 10 1 10 11 11 9 12 6 13 2 4 9 5 5 6 1 6 10 7 5 8 3 9 2 10 0 10 10 11 8 12 7 13 4 14 2 4 9 5 6i 6 3 7 1 7 11 8 10 9 8 10 7 11 5 12 4 13 2 14 1 14 111 5 6 6 4 7 0 7 9 8 5 9 4 10 4 11 3 12 2 113 1 14 1 15 0 115 11 6 4 6 11 7 6 8 2 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 10 12 9 13 10 14 9 15 9 16 81 6 4 7 1 7 10 8 7 9 3 10 5 11 5 12 6 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 8 [17 8 3.) Scale for Small Lots Eggs, Honey, Bees\ Pish, Fresh or Gun and Calf-skins, Wα Bread, Seeds, Veget or under. s of Class E Goods, Poultry, Butter, wax, Game, Dead Rabbits, Cheese, ed Bacon or Hams, Rabbit-, Sheep-, ol, Hides, Lard, Fat, Tallow, Meat, ;ables, Plants, and Shrubs, of lewt. Where the rate per ton exceeds .. But does not exceed 8/ 10/ 12/ 14/ 16/ 20/ 24/ 28/ 32/ 36/ 40/ 44/ 48/ 8/ 10/ 12/ Ul 16/ 20/ 24/ 28/ 32/ 36/ 40/ 44/ 48/ 52/ lb. 28 56 84 112 /9 /lb I 9 /10 /ll 1/ /9 /10 in i/ 1/ 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/ 1/2 1/4 1/6 1/2 1/5 1/9 2/ 1/2 1/7 1/11 2/3 1/4 1/9 2/3 2/8 1/4 1/9 2/3 2/8 1/6 1/11 2/5 2/11 1/6 1/11 2/5 2/11 1/9 2/2 2/8 3/2 1/9 2/2 2/8 3/2 2/ 2/8 3/4 4/ ■Vhere the rate per ton exceeds .. 3ut does not exceed 52/ 56/ 60/ 64/ 68/ 72/ 76/ 80/ 84/ 80/ 84/ 88/ 88/ 92/ ! 96/ 100/ 104/ 56/ 60/ 64/ 68/ 72/ 76/ 92/ 96/ I lOol 104/ 108/ lb. 28 56 84 112 2/ 2/8 3/4 4/ 2/3 3/ 4/ 4/9 2/3 3/ 4/ 4/9 2/6 3/3 4/ 41<) 2/9 8/9 4/6 5/6 3/ 3/3 3/3 3/6 3/6 3/9 3/9 4/ 4/3 4/6 4/9 4/9 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/3 5/9 6/ 6/ 6/6 6/6 6/4 6/4 7/1 7/10 7/10 8/8 8/8 4/ 5/3 6/9 9/6 4/ 5/9 7/6 10/3 (4.) Class E.—Grain and other Agricultural Produce. Minimum quantity, li tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum) or at rate and a half Class E, not exceeding the rate for Class D. At all private stores or sidings the loading or unloading shall be done by the owners. The following method of computing the tonnage of grain will be followed : — Wheat—10 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Barley—12 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Oats—14 bags of 4 bushels to the ton. Flour, Bran, and Pollard—2,2001b. to the ton. Oats (crushed) and other grain by actual weight. 601b. of wheat, or 501b. of barley, or 401b. of oats count as 1 bushel. When grain is in bags holding more than 2401b. each the full contents of such bags of grain will he charged rate and one-eighth. The consignment note should state the number of such bags, failing which the charge will be made on the whole consignment. The tonnage on which such charge is made will be computed in the manner prescribed above. The number of bags and the quantity they contain must be declared upon the consignment notes. (5.) Class I , .—Hay, Straw, Chaff, Turnips, &c. The railway company may require all loading and unloading to be done by the owner. For each loading or unloading done by the company 5s. per truck will be charged. When loading by consignors is done negligently, and so as to entail reloading on the road, £1 per truck may be charged for reloading. Beet, carrots, mangolds, pumpkins, turnips, pressed chaff, pressed hay, and pressed straw in quantities under a truck-load will he charged as a truck, or as Class B. Other goods of Class F , under a truck-load will be charged as a truck, or as Class E, rate and a half. A truck-load must not exceed 6 tons in weight; any truck loaded with more than this quantity will be charged rate and a half. Double-bogie trucks will be charged double the classified or local rates.