Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3523

38 LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

Milk consigned to cheese-factories for cheese-making and to bonâ fide milk-condensing factories for the manufacture of condensed milk will be charged ⅔d. per gallon for distances of 15 miles and under, and ⅓d. per gallon for the next 15 miles, and ⅓d. per gallon for each additional 30 miles or fraction thereof; provided that the consignment-note is indorsed by the consignor that the milk is bonâ fide for cheese-making or milk-condensing purposes, as the case may be.
Minimum charge, 6d.
Milk empties will be returned free, but at sole risk of owners, who must do all loading and unloading.
Test boxes containing samples of milk or cream sent to central offices for testing purposes will be conveyed at the ordinary milk rate. When returning empty they will be carried free on same conditions as returned milk-empties.
Where milk is sent by rail to dairy factories, and the consignors of the milk have their skim-milk sent back to them, the skim-milk will be conveyed free of charge in the cans returning from the factory.
Milk will be carried only at the owners’ sole risk, who will take all responsibility, and must load and unload.
Cream and humanized milk will be charged same rates and under the same conditions as ordinary milk.

Corpses.

Sixpence per mile. Minimum, £1.
Children not exceeding 12 years, half-rates. Minimum, 10s.
Corpses will be accepted for carriage by mail and express trains only at the option of the Department and after arrangements have been made with the District Manager. All corpses so carried will be charged 1s. per mile; minimum charge, £2.

Miscellaneous.

In computing rates and charges 5 chains and over will be taken as an additional mile; less than 5 chains will be omitted.
When goods, live-stock, parcels, and luggage specified in Part V. as at “owners’ risk” are charged at the ordinary rates, such goods, live-stock, parcels, and luggage will be received, held, and conveyed at the sole risk of the owner; but they may be received, held, and conveyed at the risk of the Railway Department, subject to the following limitations, upon the consignor specifying in the consignment-note “at Railway risk,” in which case the charge will be increased by one-sixth.
In accordance with the 12th section of the Government Railways Act, 1908, the liability of the Minister for loss or damage is limited in respect to certain classes of goods termed “Special Goods,” unless such goods are declared by the consignor to be “Special Goods,” and the value is stated in the consignment-note.
The following are the limitations in value, viz. :—

£ s. d.
Each horse, per head … … … … … 15 0 0
„ cattle „ … … … … … 8 0 0
„ sheep, goat, pig, or other quadruped, not otherwise
specified, per head … … … … 0 15 0
„ dog, per head … … … … … 2 0 0
Poultry, or other birds, per head … … … … 0 3 6
Any package containing any special goods not otherwise
specified … … … … … 10 0 0

Goods declared to be “Special Goods” are specified in Part V. Any package or animal which exceeds in value the sum of £500 is also declared to be “Special Goods,” and will be carried under special contract only. When goods are declared in the consignment-note to be “Special Goods,” and the value is also stated therein, a charge of 1 per cent. on such value will be made for insuring the same, except in the case of horses or other live-stock, for which the charge for insurance shall be 5 per cent. on the declared value. The value of each package must be separately stated.
The Minister reserves the right to inspect all goods, live-stock, parcels, and luggage before insuring or accepting same for transit. For this purpose, if considered necessary, any package must be opened by the sender at his own expense.
The Railway Department will not be responsible for the delivery of parcels, luggage, bicycles, tricycles, motor-cars, carriages, horses, dogs, or any other goods by any particular train or at any particular time.