Dec. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1749

GOODS. 33

REGULATIONS—continued.

The Commissioners may decline to receive broken, damaged, insecurely packed,
or leaky packages.
The Commissioners will not be responsible for loss of or damage to goods arising
from their being insufficiently protected or packed.
The department does not provide sheets for Classes F, N, P, Q, and will take
no responsibility on these classes of goods on account of damage from water unless
insured. Sheets, if required by owner, for these classes of goods will be charged for
at the rate of 1s. per day, or part of a day, per sheet.
Consignors shall make good all damage to trucks or sheets arising from goods
insufficiently or negligently covered, secured, or protected.
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 crriage.
Where cartage delivery of goods is performed, no packages weighing more than
2 tons will be delivered, except under special agreement at special rates.
Wherever an alternative charge is specified, it is intended that the lower charge
shall be taken, unless otherwise provided.
When goods are packed for carriage, the weight or measurement of the consign-
ment will include the weight or dimensions of the case or description of packing
used, provided that the charge shall not be less than for such case or other descrip-
tion of packing when consigned alone.
Fractions of less than 1cwt. in the tonnage will be taken as follows :—

Under ¼ cwt. as ... ¼ cwt.
Over ¼ cwt., but not over ½ ... ½ ,,
,, ⅜ ,, ,, ⅜ ,,
,, ¾ ,, ,, ¾ ,,
,, ⅞ ,, ,, 1 ,,

In computing rates and charges any fraction less than ¼d. in the result will be
omitted ; ¼d. 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.
Goods which have arrived at destination and are not taken delivery of by the
consignees within four working hours after arrival are thereafter held by the
Commissioners as warehousemen at the owners' sole risk, subject to the by-laws and
regulations.
When "owners' risk" is specified against goods in Part V., such goods, when
charged at the ordinary rates, will be received, held, and conveyed at the sole risk
of the owner. But they may be received, held, and conveyed at the risk of the
Railway Department, subject to the limitations prescribed below, upon the con-
signor specifying in the consignment-note "at Railway risk," in which case the rate
will be increased by one-sixth of the ordinary rates.
In accordance with the 144th section of "The Public Works Act, 1882," the
liability of the Commissioners for loss or damage is limited in respect to certain classes
of goods termed "special goods," unless such goods are declared by the consignor
to be "special goods," and the value is stated in the consignment-note.
The following are the limitations in value, namely :—

£ s. d.
Each horse, per head ... ... ... 15 0 0
,, cattle, ,, ... ... ... 8 0 0
,, sheep, goat, or pig, per head ... 0 15 0
,, dog, per head ... ... ... 2 0 0
Any package containing any special goods ... 10 0 0

Goods declared to be "special goods" are specified in Part V. Any package or
animal which exceeds in value the sum of £500 is also declared to be "special
goods," and will be carried under special contract only, and a charge will be made
in addition to the special rates to cover the cost of sending a messenger in charge of
the consignment. When goods are declared in the consignment-note to be "special
goods," and the value is also stated therein, an additional charge of one-third of the
ordinary rates and charges for each £100 or fraction of £100 of value so stated will
be made thereon. The value of each package must be separately stated.
Notices for the supply of trucks given by persons intending to consign goods
thereby will be accepted for fulfilment conditionally only upon its being found
convenient to the Commissioners to supply them upon the due date. The Railway
Commissioners will not be responsible for any loss or damages arising through
their failure from any cause to have trucks available by any particular date or
train.
The Railway Commissioners will not be responsible for the delivery of goods by
any particular train or at any particular time.

(25.) Imperial Institute, London.

Exhibits consigned for shipment to the Agent-General for New Zealand, and
marked "For exhibition at the Imperial Institute, London," will be carried free of
Railway charge.

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