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REGULATIONS—continued.

such goods to be charged as Class Q will be 4 tons; any less quantity will be
charged as such minimum or as Class E (actual weight) single rate. Beet, carrots,
mangolds, pumpkins, turnips, pressed chaff, pressed hay, pressed straw, firewood,
mining props, split house-blocks, posts and rails, in quantities under a truck-load,
will be charged as a truck, or as Class E. Other goods of Class F under a truck-
load will be charged as a truck, or as Class E, rate and a half.

A four-wheel truck-load must not exceed 6 tons in weight.

Not more than 140 bags of chaff shall be loaded on any four-wheel truck.

The load of a double-bogie truck, containing firewood, mining props, split house-
blocks, posts and rails, lime gas refuse, lime from local kilns consigned to country
stations for agricultural purposes or to ship for export, lime from local kilns for
cement-making, limestone, street, stable, and farmyard manures, scrap-iron, old
iron rails for scrap, must not exceed 16 tons in weight; and the load of a double-
bogie truck containing other goods of Class F must not exceed 12 tons in weight.

Any truck loaded with more than the quantities specified will be charged rate and
a quarter.

Double-bogie trucks containing firewood, mining props, split house-blocks, posts
and rails, lime gas refuse, lime from local kilns consigned to country stations for
agricultural purposes or to ship for export, lime from local kilns for cement-
making, limestone, street, stable, and farmyard manures, scrap-iron, old iron rails
for scrap, will be charged two and two-third (2⅔) times the classified or local
rates; double-bogie trucks containing other goods of Class F will be charged double
the classified or local rates, and the loading charges in each case will be made on
the same basis.

Loose hay and loose straw will not be accepted for carriage.

(6.) Class H.—Wool, Sheepskins, and Rabbit-skins in Bales.

For undumped bales of more than 4cwt., and double-dumped bales of more than
8cwt., ¼d. per bale per mile will be added to the classified rates.

Scoured wool, undumped, in bales not exceeding 2¾cwt. each, will be charged one-
fifth less than the classified rates. Minimum charge, 1s. per bale. This will super-
sede the local rates specified in Part IV. where bales do not exceed 2¾cwt., unless
otherwise specified under Part IV.

The Railway Department may require all loading and unloading to be done by
the owner.

For each loading or unloading done by the Railway Department 3d. per bale for
undumped, and 6d. per bale for double-dumped, will be charged.

(7.) Class K.—Timber.

Sawn Timber, Squared Logs, and Mouldings.

Timber carried in single wagons, minimum quantity, 1,200 superficial feet for
each wagon for distances of 75 miles and under; 2,000 superficial feet for each
wagon for distances over 75 miles: when timber is over 26ft. long a check wagon
or wagons will be charged for. Timber carried in timber-trucks, minimum 2,000
superficial feet per pair of trucks for distances of 75 miles and under; minimum,
4,000 superficial feet per pair of trucks for distances over 75 miles: when timber is
over 26ft. long a check wagon or wagons will be charged for except when conveyed
in double-bogie trucks; when conveyed in double-bogie trucks check wagon or
wagons will be charged for when required.

The minimum quantity for a double-bogie truck to be the same as for a pair of
timber-trucks.

Any less quantity which can be carried in one truck will be charged as such
minimum, or at 1d. per 100 superficial feet per mile up to 40 miles; for each
additional mile up to 80 miles, ½d. per 100 superficial feet, and for each additional
mile, ¼d. per 100 superficial feet. Where this rate is charged the minimum quantity
will be 100ft., and the minimum charge 1s. per 100 superficial feet, without further
charge for loading or unloading.

The minimum charge for each consignment will be 2s. 6d.

Small lots of timber may be charged as Class A, or at parcel rates, if cheaper than
Class K.

Mouldings will be carried solely at owners' risk.

Australian and Tasmanian timbers will be charged at a rate and a half; any
less quantity than the minimum will be charged as such minimum at a rate and
a half, or as ordinary timber at the rate for small lots.

In computing the charges for timber 50ft. or under in excess of any multiple
of 100 are to be foregone; over 50ft. to be charged as the next 100.