Any fractional distances will be counted as for 10 kilometres, and the weight per 100 kilogrammes, without distinction for different classes of goods. Parts of 10 kilometres and 100 kilogrammes will thus be taken as 10 kilometres or 100 kilogrammes. With these exceptions the General and Special Rules and Regulations of the ______________________________ Local Rate Book of 1st April, 1877, with the alterations and additions made therein later, apply to these contract goods. Consignments of 5,000 kilogrammes will be treated in the same manner as goods of Class A, and consignments of 10,000 kilogrammes in the same manner as goods belonging to the Classes B, C, D, and the Special Tariff. Further information can be obtained at all the Stations; or on application to the Agent of the ______________________________ Railway. ______________________________ [COPIES OF NOTICES OF SPECIAL CONTRACTS.] From the “_Dutch Guide_,” of 28th January, 1886. HOLLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. A contract has been entered into for the carriage of a large quantity of goods over the Company’s lines. Further information can be obtained at the Goods Office, at the Central Administration Buildings, Droogbak, Amsterdam. The ADMINISTRATOR. AMSTERDAM, _25th Jan., 1886._ ______________________________ From the “_Dutch Guide_,” of 25th February, 1886. COMPANY FOR WORKING THE DUTCH STATE RAILWAYS. Various contracts have been entered into for the carriage of large quantities of goods on the Southern net of the State Railways. Further information can be obtained at the Goods Manager’s Office, Moreelselaan, No. 1, Utrecht. The GENERAL MANAGER. UTRECHT, _17th-24th Feb., 1886._ ______________________________ CENTRAL RAILWAY. A Contract for the carriage of cattle has been entered into. Further information can be obtained at the Goods Manager’s Office, Catharijne Kade 759, Utrecht. The result is that a considerable portion of the traffic is carried under special agreements, under conditions such as the following, viz.:-- The sender agrees to forward between A and B special quantities, for instance:-- 80 tons Soap, 10 ” Sugar, 5 ” Pepper, 5 ” Tobacco, or to forward the whole of his traffic between C and D estimated at a specific quantity for a certain period, for instance:-- 400 tons General goods, 10,000 ” Coal, 1,000 ” Coke.