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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 69

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GOODS.

REGULATIONS—con inued.

Double-bogie Rʙ or Uʙ trucks containing firewood, mining props, split house-blocks, posts and rails, lime-gas refuse, lime (native produce), limestone, street, stable, and farm-yard manures, scrap-iron, old iron rails for scrap, broken glass, will be charged four times the classified or local rates; double-bogie Rʙ or Uʙ trucks containing other goods of Class F will be charged three times the classified or local rates, and the loading and unloading charges in each case will be made on the same basis.

Any truck loaded with more than the quantities specified will, except otherwise provided, be charged rate and a quarter.

When the load of a four-wheeled truck, not otherwise specified, exceeds 6 tons 10 cwt., double-bogie R or U truck exceeds 17 tons, and double-bogie Rʙ or Uʙ 26 tons, the whole of the weight in excess of 6 tons for the four-wheeled truck, 16 tons for the double-bogie R or U truck, and 25 tons for the double-bogie Rʙ or Uʙ truck, will be removed and loaded on another truck, and charged as a separate consignment for the actual weight.

When the weight of an Lᴀ truck containing lime-gas refuse, lime (native produce), limestone, scrap-iron, old iron rails for scrap, and broken glass exceeds 12 tons 10 cwt., the whole of the quantity in excess of 12 tons will be removed and loaded on another truck, and charged as a separate consignment for the actual weight.

When the load of an Lᴀ containing other goods of Class F exceeds 9 tons 10 cwt. the whole of the weight in excess of 9 tons will be removed and loaded on another truck and charged as a separate consignment for the actual weight.

Loose hay, loose straw, loose flax-straw, loose flax-tow, and loose dressed flax will not be accepted for carriage.

(5.) Class H.

For undumped bales of more than 4 cwt., and double-dumped bales of more than 8 cwt., the excess weight in each separate consignment will be charged pro ratâ at Class A rates.

Scoured wool, undumped, in bales not exceeding 2¾ cwt. each, will be charged one-fifth less than the classified rates. Minimum charge, 1s. per bale. This will supersede the local rates specified in Part IV. where bales do not exceed 2¾ cwt., unless otherwise specified under Part IV.

The Railway Department may require all loading and unloading to be done by the owner.

For each loading or unloading done by the Railway Department 3d. per bale for undumped, and 6d. per bale for double-dumped, will be charged.

(6.) Class K.

Sawn Timber, Squared Logs, and Mouldings.

Minimum quantities will be as follows :—

Any less quantity will be charged as such minimum, or at 1d. per 100 superficial feet per mile up to 40 miles; for each additional mile up to 80 miles, ½d. per 100 superficial feet, and for each additional mile, ¼d. per 100 superficial feet. Where this rate is charged the minimum quantity will be 100 ft., and the minimum charge 1s. per 100 superficial feet, without further charge for loading or unloading.

Mouldings will be carried solely at owners’ risk.

Australian and Tasmanian timbers will be charged rate and a half.

In computing the charges for timber 50 ft. or under are to be foregone; over 50 ft. to be charged as the next 100.

The minimum charge for each consignment will be 2s. 6d.

Small lots of timber may be charged as Class A, or at parcel rates, if cheaper than Class K.

Except where otherwise specified, odd lengths of 6 in. and upwards are to be counted as a foot in measuring the length of timber; less than 6 in. are to be omitted.

In computing the measurement of rusticated weather-boards, tongued-and-grooved flooring and lining boards, and all other boards of irregular width and thickness, the full over-all measurement will be charged for—i.e., the board will be taken to measure as if its greatest width and thickness were uniform throughout the entire width and thickness of the board.

In computing the sizes of sawn timber, whether dressed or undressed, fractional parts less than one-eighth of an inch in width or thickness will be reckoned as one-eighth of an inch.