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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 87

GOODS.

REGULATIONS—continued.

(20.) Carts, Drays, Express Wagons, and Wagons, either set up
or in pieces, each.

s. d.
For any distance of not more than 10 miles... 1 0 per mile.
For every mile after the first 10 miles... 0 3"
Minimum charge ... ... ... 10 0
Heavy wagons, over one ton in weight, rate and a half.
When two or more vehicles as above, either set up or in pieces, consigned from
one consignor to one consignee, are loaded together in one four-wheeled truck, they
will be charged full rates for the first vehicle and half-rates for each additional
vehicle, but will be carried at owner's risk.
A double-bogie truck will be treated as two four-wheeled trucks.

(21.) Furniture Vans.
Furniture conveyed in furniture vans will be charged Class B, computed on the
gross weight of van and contents.
Furniture vans returning empty after having been conveyed loaded by rail, or
when being forwarded empty to be returned loaded by rail, will be conveyed at the
rate for wagons (Reg. 20, Pt. III.), no extra charge being made for vans over 1 ton
in weight.
All loading and unloading must be done by owners.

(22.) Returned Empties.
Returned empties are packages which have on the outward journey been carried
over the railways full and are being consigned from the original consignee and the
original receiving station to the original consignor and sending station.

s. d.
For any distance of not more than 25 miles ... 0 4 per cwt.
For any distance over 25 miles and not more than 50 miles 0 6"
For each 50 miles or part of 50 miles beyond the first 50 0 3",
Minimum, charge as for 1 cwt.
Returned empty butter-boxes, butter-kegs, and egg-boxes Free.
Returned empty fish-boxes, casks, and sacks.
Fruit and vegetable packages previously carried over the railways full
Returned empties must be certified by consignors to have passed over the line full.
Carriage must be prepaid, unless there be an arrangement with the consignee to
the contrary.

(23.) Empty Cases for Carriage of Fruit, and Shooks for Manufacture of Fruit-cases.
Empty cases, manufactured from New Zealand timber, consigned to fruit-
growers--not "returned empties," but to be reconsigned over the railway full,
and, when so reconsigned, to contain only New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit---will be
carried free.
Shooks, New Zealand timber, consigned to fruit-growers for manufacture of cases
to be used for carriage by rail of New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit will be carried free.
Consignment-notes for empty cases, and shooks, carried under this regulation to
be indorsed by senders as follows: "These cases [or shooks] are to be used for
packing New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit to be conveyed by rail."

(24.) Stock, Implements, Dogs, Poultry, Produce, &c., exhibited
at Agricultural, Horticultural, Dog, and Poultry Shows;
Ploughs for use at Prize Ploughing Matches; Entire Horses
exhibited at Horse Parades; and Collie Dogs competing at
Dog Trials.
Stock, implements, dogs, poultry, produce, &c., consigned for exhibition at Agri-
cultural, Horticultural, Dog, and Poultry Shows; ploughs for use at prize Plough-
ing Matches; entire horses consigned for exhibition at Horse Parades; and collie
dogs competing at Dog Trials---will be charged full tariff rates going to the Show,
Ploughing Match, Parade, or Dog Trial; such rates must be prepaid, and the con-
signor must obtain from the Stationmaster at the forwarding station, if an officered
station, or Guard of train if a flag-station, a certificate as per form A below. Returning
from the Show, Ploughing Match, Parade, or Dog Trial they will be carried as
follows :—