Oct. 24.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Returned Empties.

For any distance of not more than 50 miles ... 6d. per cwt.
For each 50 miles or part of 50 miles beyond the first 50 ... 3d. "
Minimum, 1 cwt.
Empties must be certified by consignors to have passed over the line full.
Carriage must be prepaid, unless there be an arrangement with the consignee to the contrary.

Port Traffic.

At port stations, haulage between private stores, or Government sheds and wharves,
or between stores and stores, including handling at ship's side, will be charged 1s. 6d.
per ton. Haulage only between these points will be charged 1s. per ton. In addition
to the above charge of 1s. 6d. per ton, a charge of 1s. per ton will be made for hand-
ling transhipment goods in Government sheds.
Haulage of ships' ballast from ships' side, and tipping to spoil, will be charged
1s. 6d. per ton; minimum charge, £1.

Cranage.

Cranage will be charged 6d per ton, and in addition, where the crane has to be
fetched, a charge will be made of 10s.

Check and Empty Railway Wagons.

Check wagons and empty railway wagons hauled on their own wheels will be
charged 3d. per truck per mile up to 50 miles, and 2d. per truck per mile for each
additional mile.

Storage.

Sixpence (6d.) per ton per day storage will be charged on all goods not
removed by consignee within twelve working hours of their arrival, except at country
stations, when 2s. per week will be charged.
All stations except those at Bluff, Invercargill, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Oamaru,
Timaru, Christchurch, Lyttelton, and the Head Stations on all other sections, are
deemed to be country stations for the purpose of charging storage.

Demurrage.

A charge for demurrage on trucks will be made as follows: After four working
hours from arrival and up to eight working hours, 5s. per truck; and after eight
working hours, 10s. per truck per day or part of a day; or the goods will be
unloaded and stored at the usual rates for unloading and storage at the option of
the Department, and at the risk of the owner.

Private Stores and Sidings.

Where the loading or unloading of traffic is done by owners at private stores and
sidings, the Government will take no responsibility for the condition of the goods
or for delivery of quantities or weights as declared by owners.
At private sidings all loading and unloading must be done by owners or consignees.
For each loading or unloading done by the Department 1s. per ton will be charged.
Demurrage at the rate of 10s. per truck per day or part of a day will be charged on
trucks not loaded or unloaded within four working hours after arrival.
Goods hauled between private sidings at the same station will be charged 1s.
per ton.
No consignment of less than two tons will be delivered at or received from private
stores or sidings.

Weighing.

Wool, Rabbitskins, and Sheepskins in bales, 4d. per bale.
Sheepskins in bundles, d. per bundle.
Grain, d. per bag.
Potatoes, &c., d. per cwt.
Minerals, Classes N and P, 1s. per truck-load.

Cart Weighbridge.

Goods carried by Railway, 3d. per load.
Goods not carried by Railway, 6d. per load.

Stock, Implements, Dogs, and Poultry exhibited at Agricultural
Shows, and Entire Horses exhibited at Horse Parades.

Stock, implements, dogs, and poultry conveyed by Railway for exhibition at
Agricultural Shows, and entire horses conveyed for exhibition at horse parades, may
be conveyed back to the station from which they were originally sent free of cost, but at owners' risk, upon the production of a certificate in writing from
the Secretary of the Agricultural Show or parade at which they have been exhibited
that such are unsold, and that they are returned direct from the Show or parade for
conveyance back to the station from which they were sent. All loading, unloading,
collection, and delivery to be performed by the owners.

General.

Goods from different consignors to one consignee, or from one consignor to
different consignees, will be charged separately.
When loading or unloading of goods is done by owners, the Department will take
no responsibility as to quantity or condition.
For loading and unloading any package weighing over 2 tons an extra charge will
be made; packages over 2 tons weight will also be charged extra for cranage.
Wherever an alternative charge is specified, it is intended that the lower charge
shall be taken, unless otherwise provided.
Fractions of less than one cwt. in the tonnage will be taken as follows:----

Under cwt. as ... cwt.
Over cwt., but not over ... cwt.
" " " " " " " " " " " " 1 "
" " " " " " " " " " " " 1 "

In computing rates and charges any fraction less than d. in the result will be
omitted; d. and above will be taken as 1d.
No fractions of a mile will be used in computing rates and charges. Five chains
and over will be taken as an additional mile; less than five chains will be omitted.

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