  Based on spectra obtained at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, we present a
discussion of the metallicity of the galactic disc derived using Cepheids at
galactocentric distances 4-6 kpc. Our new results together with previous
gradient determination (Paper I) show that the overall abundance distribution
within the galactocentric distances 4-11 kpc cannot by represented by a single
gradient value. The distribution is more likely bimodal: it is flatter in the
solar neighbourhood with a small gradient, and steepens towards the galactic
center. The steepening begins at a distance of about 6.6 kpc.
