Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1843

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REGULATIONS—continued.

(30.) Stock, Implements, Dogs, Poultry, Produce, &c., exhibited
at Agricultural, Horticultural, Dog and Poultry Shows; and
Entire Horses exhibited at Horse Parades.

Stock, implements, dogs, poultry, produce, &c., consigned for exhibition at Agri-
cultural, Horticultural, Dog and Poultry Shows, and entire horses consigned for
exhibition at Horse Parades, will be charged ordinary rates going to the Show or
Parade; such rates must be prepaid. Returning from the Show or parade they will
be carried as follows:—
For all exhibits which may have been sold, ordinary rates will be charged.
If part of a consignment is sold, the balance, if returned to the original sending
station within one month from the closing of the Show or Parade, will, on produc-
tion of a certificate in writing from the Secretary that such balance is unsold, be
carried back free, but at owners' risk.
If the whole of a consignment is returned unsold to the original sending station
within one month from the closing of the Show or Parade, the exhibits will, on pro-
duction of a certificate in writing from the Secretary that they are all unsold, be
carried back free, but at owners' risk, and one-half of the railway freight paid for
conveyance to the Show or Parade will be refunded.
All loading, unloading, collection, and delivery to be performed by the owners at
their own risk and expense.
Poultry-pens and -coops for use at poultry-shows will be conveyed under this
regulation.

(31.) Threshing-machines, Chaff-cutters, Hay-presses, with
Engines (Portable or Traction).

Threshing-machines, chaff-cutters, and hay-presses, with engines (portable or
traction), consigned to country stations for threshing, chaff-cutting, or pressing pur-
poses, will, if returned within two months, from the original receiving station to the
original sending station, be carried back at half the ordinary rates.
A certificate in the following form, signed by the owner, must be attached to the
consignment note: "I hereby certify that the , consigned by me from
to Station, has been working in this district, and that on
it was conveyed by rail from to Station."

(32.) Parcels for Distribution at Destination.

When more articles or parcels than one are sent packed or loose from one consignor
to one consignee for express companies or forwarding agents, and are for distribution
at destination, the minimum charge will be as for 2cwt. at small-lots rates.
Small parcels or articles must be properly packed, or they may be charged sepa-
rately at parcels rates at the option of the Department.
The onus of proving that parcels are not packed rests with consignors.

(33.) Boats for use at Regattas.

Racing and other boats for use in contests at regattas will be conveyed free both
ways, provided they are accompanied by their crews.

(34.) Food-products for Charitable Institutions.

Food-products donated to charitable institutions will be conveyed over the New
Zealand Government Railways at owner's risk at half-rates, on written authority of
District Manager.
Written application for this concession, supported by the recommendation of a
Charitable Aid Board, must in every case be made to District Manager before the
goods are presented for carriage.

(35.) Miscellaneous.

Goods for stations where no officer of the Department is in charge must be pre-
paid. They will be put out at such places at the risk of the consignor.
Poisonous or injurious substances will not be received on the Railways unless
securely packed.
The Department may decline to receive broken, damaged, insecurely packed,
or leaky packages.