1840

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

{No. 89

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GOODS.

REGULATIONS—continued.

(12.) Road-metal for Local Bodies.

Road-metal, scoria, boulders, shingle, gravel, and other materials for road-making,
consigned to public bodies, in lots of not less than 10 tons, carried at the convenience of the Railway Department, will be charged at half the classified rates for Class Q.
Minimum charge, ls. 9d. per ton.
The Railway Department may require loading or unloading to be done by the owner. For each loading or unloading done by the Department ls. per ton will be charged. When cranage is charged for or provided 6d. per ton only will be charged for each loading or unloading done by the Department.

(13.) Native Coal for Export to Places outside the Colony of New Zealand.

Native coal (brown, anthracite or bituminous) for export to places outside the Colony of New Zealand, consigned from collieries to vessels clearing for ports beyond the Colony of New Zealand, will be charged 25 per cent. less than the classified rates, or local rates.

(14.) Fruit and Vegetables.

The maximum charges for fruit and vegetables, fresh, New-Zealand-grown, packed, will be as follows for any distance:—
s. d.
Not exceeding 6lb. ... ... ... ... 0 6
Over 56lb., but not exceeding 112lb. ... ... ... ... 1 0
For every additional 56lb. or fraction thereof ... ... ... 0 6
In addition, a charge of 3d. for each cwt., or part of a cwt., will be made for fruit and vegetables, charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.
Returned empty fruit and vegetable packages will be carried free.

(15.) Game, Dead Hares, Dead Rabbits, and Fresh Fish.

The maximum charges for game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish will be as follows for any distance:—
s. d.
Not exceeding 7lb. ... ... ... ... 0 6
Over 7lb., but not exceeding 14lb. ... ... ... ... 1 0
Over 14lb., but not exceeding 28lb. ... ... ... ... 1 6
In addition, a charge of 3d. for each 28lb., or part of 28lb., will be made for game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish, charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

(16.) Seeds returning from Seed-cleaning Establishments.

Seeds forwarded by rail to seed-cleaning establishments to be cleaned will, if returned from the original consignee to the original sender, be carried back to the original sending-station free, provided that when the seed is forwarded to the seed-cleaning establishment the consignment-note is indorsed as follows:
“This seed is forwarded to __ for the purpose of being cleaned.”
When seed is returned under this regulation the consignment-note must be indorsed as follows: “This __ seed was received for cleaning on __, and is entitled to be carried back free.”

(17.) Goods and Live Stock conveyed by Special Trains.

Special trains ordered by consignors for conveyance of goods and live stock, which could be worked by the ordinary train service, will be charged 10s. per mile; minimum charge, £3. This charge will be in addition to the ordinary charges for the conveyance of the goods. The mileage will be counted one way only. The distance which a train has to run empty to commence a service will be charged at the rate of 5s. per mile.

(18.) Circuses.

Circuses conveyed by ordinary trains will be charged as follows:—
Animals, living, including animals in cages, at live-stock rates.
Vehicles, empty, at rates for carts, drays, &c.
Vehicles loaded with material, or in same truck with material, as material. (See below.)
Material, 9d. per 4-wheel truck per mile; 1s. 6d. per double-bogie truck per mile. Minimum charge per 4-wheel truck, 15s.; per double-bogie truck, 30s.