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G O O D S.

REGULATIO NS—continued.

(24.) Crannage.

Crannage will be charged 6d. per ton, or a a ton, and in addition, where
the crame has to be fetcher, a charge will be made of 10s.

(25.) Check and Emoty Railway Wagons.

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

(26.) Storage.

Sizpence (6d.) per ton per day storage will be charged on all goods not removed
by consignee within tweive working hours of their arriva, except at country station,
when 2s. per ton per week or a week will be charged; minimum charge, 6d.
Where the goods are stored upon railway land, and are not protected in any way
by the Department, half above rates will be charged; minimum charge, 6d.
All station except those at Invercargill, Port Chalmers, Oamaru, Timari,
Tunak, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Hokitika, Greymouth, and the head station on all
other sections, are deened to be country station for the purpose of chargirg
storage.

(27.) Demurrage.

Charges for demurrage on truck will be made as follows: On truck standing
for unloading, after five working hours from arriva 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. On empty
trucks, not otherwise specified, delivered to order, not loaded and consigned, after
six working hours and up to eight working hours, 5s. per truck; and after eight
woking hours 10s. per truck per day or part of a day.
Empty truck will be allowed to remain at lima-kilns, coal-pits, sand-pits, or
ballast-pits for eight working hours for the purpose of loading, after which demur-
rages will be charged at the rate of 10s. per truck per day or part of a day.
On double-bogio truck double rates will be charged.
Any time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. countod as working hours.

(28.) Private Stores and Sidings.

Where the loading or unloading of traffic is done by owners at private stores and
siding, the Department will take no responsibility for the condition of the goods
or for delivery of quantitie 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.
Dernurrage at the rate of 10s. per 4-wheel truck and 20s. per double-bogio truck
per day or part of a day will be charged on truck not loaded or unloaded within
five working hours after arriva; or the goods may be removed, unloaded, and stored
at the usual rates, at the option of the Department, and at the risk and expenae of
the owner.
Good hauled between private sidings or between any private stores or sidings and
other sheda or sidings at the same station will be charged 1s. per ton.
No consignment of less than 1 ton 10cwt. will be delivered at or received from
private stores or sidings.
Hoiders of private sidings are held responsible for the safe cuatody of railway
property of any kind while in their sidings, and must give up the same in good
order as required.

(29.) Weighing.

When weights are suppiied to any persons requiting them, the following charges
will be made:—
Wool, rabbitkins, and sheepsins, in bales, 4d. per bale.
Sheepsins in bundies, 1d. per bundle.
Grain and Potatos, 1d. per bag.
Other goods, 1d. per cwt.
When goods are weigbed on the truck weighsbridge, and the weights given are per
truck load, 1s. per truck load will be charged. Double-bogio truck will be
charged 2s.
Good carried by railway, 3d. per load (cart weighsbridge).
Gooda not carried by railway, 6d. per load (cart weighsbridge).
The Railway Department may refue to supply weights.