✨ Railway Goods Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87
GOODS.
REGULATIONS—continued.
(39.) Imperial Institute, London.
Exhibits consigned for shipment to the Agent-General for New Zealand, and marked “For exhibition at the Imperial Institute, London,” will be carried free of railway charge.
(40.) Exhibits for Museums.
Exhibits consigned to Public Museums in New Zealand, and marked by sender or certified by curator as “For exhibition at Museum,” will be carried free of railway charge.
(41.) New Plymouth Industrial Exhibition.
In consideration of their being carried solely at the risk of consignors, and of the Government being freed of all liability in connection therewith, exhibits consigned for exhibition at the New Plymouth Industrial Exhibition, to be held at New Plymouth from 26th December, 1904, will be carried free on the New Zealand Government railways, provided that each package shall be consigned to the secretary of the Exhibition and marked legibly “For exhibition at New Plymouth Industrial Exhibition.”
All loading and unloading shall be done at the expense of the consignors, and, in the event of the exhibits or any part thereof being sold, the full ordinary railage charges must be paid.
Under similar conditions, and on the production of a certificate from the secretary of the Exhibition stating that the exhibits have not been transferred, exchanged, or sold, and are still the property of the original consignors, free railage will be granted on the return journey.
PART IV.—GOODS—LOCAL RATES.
The following rates will be charged upon the lines herein specified, instead of the classified rates specified in Part III. Small lots will be charged as specified in Part III., unless otherwise provided to the contrary. Except in the respects specified herein, the general regulations under Part III. will apply:—
KAWAKAWA SECTION.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and H will be charged as Class A, weight or measurement, as the Department may direct.
Flax, native, dressed, pressed, from Kawakawa to Opua, will be charged at the classified rate for Class D.
Native coals, Class Q, from the Kawakawa Coal-mine to port for shipment, will be charged 2s. per ton, including weighing and discharging into ships.
Goods of Classes M and N, 15s. per truck.
Goods of Class K, 9d. per 100 superficial feet.
The Railway Department may require owners to unload timber from the Railway Wharf at Opua. For unloading done by the Railway Department at Opua the following charges will be made, per 100 superficial feet:—
At the skids . . . . . . . . . . 0 0½
At the Railway Wharf . . . . . . . . 0 3
All logs unloaded at the skids shall be taken delivery of by consignees in the harbour within the booms. Delivery will be deemed to be complete when the logs are placed within the booms.
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