1578
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

PART VI.

NON-CONVEYANCE OF LIQUOR TO THE KING-COUNTRY.

60. Whereas under the provisions of “The Licensing Act, 1908,” and more particularly by section 273 thereof, it is unlawful to send or deliver to any person in any area proclaimed as a no-license area under section 272 of the said Act any liquor within the meaning of that Act which the person sending or delivering the same has reasonable ground to suspect is intended to be sold or exposed for sale therein: And whereas that part of the North Island Main Trunk line of railways between Te Awamutu and Waiouru exclusive is within the Rohe Potae District, better known as “the King-country,” which has been duly proclaimed as a no-license area under section 272 of the said Act: And whereas the only effective means of preventing the Government railways being used for the illegal conveyance of liquor to such area is to absolutely prohibit the conveyance of liquor to such area:

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared as follows:—

(1.) It shall be unlawful for any person to send or consign, or for any railway servant to accept, alcoholic or fermented liquor within the meaning of “The Licensing Act, 1908,” for conveyance to any station on the North Island Main Trunk line of railways between Te Awamutu and Waiouru, and any liquor offered for conveyance in breach of this clause shall be refused.

(2.) The Railway Department will not undertake to convey or deliver to any such station as aforesaid any liquor that may be accepted by any of its servants either by inadvertence or by design, nor will the Minister be in any way responsible for the same; and any contract made by any railway servant for the conveyance of liquor in contravention of this by-law shall be beyond his authority and be null and void.

REGULATION OF TRAFFIC: ONEHUNGA WHARF.

61. The following provisions shall apply to the traffic on and over the railway wharf at Onehunga, which forms portion of the Auckland–Onehunga line of railway:—

(1.) When consignees do not take delivery of ships’ goods from the ships’ slings at the Onehunga Wharf, such goods will be received by the Railway Department, and will be subject to the charges provided under Part III of the gazetted scale of fares, rates, and charges for the time being in force on the New Zealand Railways for loading, unloading, haulage, and storage.

(2.) No horse or vehicle of any kind shall be taken on to the railway wharf at Onehunga when any train is shunting. The owners or drivers of horses or vehicles must draw off when directed by the Wharfinger or other authorised railway servant.

PART VII.—PENALTY.

62. Any person who shall commit a breach of any of the foregoing by-laws, or shall fail to do any act in any such by-law directed to be done by him, or shall do any act which by any such by-law is directed not to be done by him, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds (£10) for each such breach, or the failure to do or the doing of each such act as aforesaid respectively; but if any such person is employed on or about the railway, and the by-law relates to his conduct, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound (£1) for each breach, failure, or act respectively.

WEIGHT OF SACKS OF GRAIN.

63. The maximum weight of wheat, barley, or oats contained in any one sack to be carried by railway shall be 200 lb.

Any sack of wheat, barley, or oats containing a greater weight than 200 lb. shall be charged for at four times the ordinary rate of freight.

UNDERSTATEMENTS.

64. Where a consignment-note or other document is presented to the Department containing any understatement of the weight, measurement, or value of any goods, or any misdescription that, if undetected, would lead to the goods being charged at less than the proper rate, there shall be payable in respect to the goods referred to in any such consignment-note or document ordinary rate on the quantity or weight stated in the consignment-note or other document, double the ordinary rate on the difference between the actual weight or measurement of the goods in question and that stated on the consignment-note in addition to the cost of loading and unloading such goods, and these charges shall be made irrespective of any penalty that might be incurred under section 15, subsection (1), of “The Government Railways Act, 1908.”