8546
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 91

GOODS.
61

REGULATIONS—continued.

(23.) Empty Cases for Carriage of Fruit, and Shooks for Manufacture of Fruit-cases.

Empty cases, manufactured from New Zealand timber, consigned direct to bonâ fide 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 charged as follows :—

Up to 100 miles, free.

For distances over 100 miles, at the rate for returned empties.

Shooks, New Zealand timber, not exceeding 3 ft. in length, in bundles, consigned direct from mills to bonâ fide fruit-growers for manufacture of cases to be used solely for carriage by rail of New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit will be charged as follows :—

Up to 100 miles, free.

For distances over 100 miles, at half the classified rate for Class D.

Consignment-notes for empty cases, and shooks, carried under this regulation to be indorsed by senders as follows :—

“I [we] certify that these cases [or shooks] are consigned direct to a bonâ fide fruit-grower, and are to be used solely 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, &c.; 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 Agricultural, Horticultural, Dog, and Poultry Shows, and Egg-laying Competitions; ploughs for use at Prize Ploughing 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 consignor 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 :—

For all exhibits which may have been sold, ordinary rates will be charged.

If part of a consignment is sold, the balance, if returned to the original sending station within one month from the closing of the Show, Ploughing Match, Parade, or Dog Trial, will, on production of certificates in writing as per forms A and B below, be carried back free, but at owners’ risk.

If the whole of a consignment is returned unsold to the original sending station within one month from the closing of the Show, Ploughing Match, Parade, or Dog Trial, &c., the exhibits will, on production of a certificate in writing as per forms A and C, be carried back free, but at owners’ risk, and one-half of the railway freight paid for conveyance to the Show, Ploughing Match, Parade, or Dog Trial, &c., will be refunded on arrival of the returned exhibits at the original forwarding station.

Full ordinary rates will be charged for all vehicles used on the homeward journey in excess of the number of vehicles used for conveyance of the exhibits on the outward journey, and no rebate of any portion of the outward freight will be allowed in respect of the returned exhibits contained in the additional wagons.

All loading, unloading, collection, and delivery to be performed by the owners at their own risk and expense.

Food-troughs, buckets, &c., poultry pens and coops for use at Shows, Egg-laying Competitions, &c., will be conveyed under this regulation.