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(10.) Class P.—Native Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous), &c. Minimum quantity, 4 tons, except for bonedust, guano, manure-salt, rock-salt, salt for agricultural or pastoral purposes, soot, and artificial manure, for which it will be li tons. Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum, or at the classified rates for Class D. Mixed consignments of Classes N, P, or Q from one consignor to one consignee will be charged separately, or as one consignment at the highest class to which any of them belongs. The railway company may require loading or unloading to be done by the owner. For each loading or unloading done by the railway company Is. per ton will be charged. When cranage is charged for or provided, 6d. per ton only will be charged for each loading or unloading done by the company. (11.) Class Q. —Road Materials, Brown Coals, Firewood, &c. Firewood, posts and rails, railway-sleepers, and split house-blocks, minimum quantity, 6 tons per 4-wheel truck and 16 tons per double-bogie truck. The minimum quantity of other goods will be 4 tons per 4-wheel truck, and 15 tons per double-bogie truck. Any less quantities will be charged as such minimum, or at the classified rates for Class D. The railway company may require loading or unloading to be done by the owner. For each loading or unloading done by the' railway company Is. per ton will bo charged. 'When cranage is charged for or provided, 6d. per ton only will be charged for each loading or unloading done by the company. Trucks will be allowed to remain at coal-pits, sand-pits, ballast-pits, or limekilns for eight working hours for the purpose of loading, after which demurrage will be charged at the rate of 10s. per truck per day or part of a day. Any time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. counted as working hours. PART V.-CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.

All goods carried on the railways will be charged under the class specified in this classification. If any goods are required to be carried which are not mentioned in this classification they shall be carried as Class A until the railway company shall determine in what class they shall be charged. If any package contains any of the goods specified in this list as "dangerous," the word "dangerous" must be marked on the package, andfull particulars of the contents thereof must be specified on the consignment-note. The company is not bound to carry any such goods. Where goods are described as " packed," it is intended that they shall be properly and securely packed in cases, casks, bags, crates, or otherwise, for safe transit by rail, in the manner in which such goods are usually packed in the trade, and that they shall not be carried loose or in bulk. Except in the case of goods. carried by measurement, the words " rate and a quarter," "rate and a half," or "double rate," mean that the classified or local rate for the conveyance of any article in the following classification to which any such words apply shall be increased by " one-fourth," or by " one-half," or " doubled," as the ease may be. When any such goods (except dangerous goods) are carried by measurement, such increase of the classified or local rate shall not apply. The increased rate shall apply to dangerous goods in all cases. The words " half-rate," means that only half the classified or local rate is to be charged whether the goods are carried by weight or measurement. CIASS Acid, acetic and tartaric, packed ... ... A Acids, packed. Double rate. Owners'risk. Dangerous ... ... A Acid, carbolic, packed in wrought-iron drums. Owners' risk. ... A Acid, sulphuric, packed, consigned direct from local factories in consignments of not less than 5 tons. Owners'risk. Dangerous ... A Ale ~. ... As beer Almonds, packed ... ... A Alum, packed ... ~. C Ammunition. 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 Apple blight-mixture, packed ... ... B Arrowroot, packed ... ... A Arsenic, packed ... ... A Asphalt ... ... D Axles ... ~, 0 Bacon, loose. Owners' risk ... ... B Bacon, packed ... ... C Bags, paper ... ... A Ballast, ships'. Owners' risk ... ... Q Bank Notes. Special goods. Double rate 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, packed in bags or bundles. Owners'risk ... ... N Bark, native, loose ... ... D Bark extract, in casks ... ... C

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