2. The Department reserves the right to require that any dog presented for carriage by rail shall be efficiently muzzled or confined in a cage, box, or other suitable receptacle so as to prevent such dog from biting any person. The Department will not be liable for the loss of any dog if such loss arises directly or indirectly from any tendency on the part of such dog to bite any person.

3. Dogs not secured in hampers, crates, or boxes must be provided with efficient chains and collars, or other suitable means of tether.

4. Passengers accompanied by dogs must obtain a dog ticket at least fifteen minutes before the due time of departure of the train, excepting when the journey is commenced from a station at which there is no Stationmaster, when the passenger will obtain a dog ticket from the guard of the train. The ticket must be given up at the end of the journey before the dog is delivered. Owners must see their dogs safely placed in the train.

5. Dogs will be transported by express, mail, or passenger trains only when there is sufficient space or facilities in the guard’s van for their accommodation.

6. Passengers or consignees must take delivery of dogs immediately on the arrival of the train at the destination station, failing which the dogs will be held by the Department at the sole risk and responsibility of the owner. A charge of 3d. per day or portion of a day will be made for each animal which is not taken delivery of immediately on arrival at the destination station. In addition to this charge owners will require to pay any charge that may have been incurred for food, veterinary charges, and the like.

7. The Department will not be liable for loss when a dog escapes through the slipping of the collar or the breakage of the chain, collar, or such other means of tether by which it is secured unless the dog is carried at railway risk as provided in paragraph 4 of Regulation 3, Part VII, of Tariff.

8. Dogs will not be allowed in carriages.

9. Dogs, including dogs secured in hampers, crates, or boxes, will be charged as follows:

Miles. s. d. Miles. s. d.
1 to 25 . . 0 8 151 to 175 . . 4 8
26 ,, 50 . . 1 4 176 ,, 200 . . 5 4
51 ,, 75 . . 2 0 201 ,, 225 . . 6 0
76 ,, 100 . . 2 8 For each additional
101 ,, 125 . . 3 4 50 miles or fraction
126 ,, 150 . . 4 0 thereof.. . . 0 8

10. Each additional dog in excess of twelve dogs in the same consignment will be charged half-rates.

11. Where the charge for a dog secured in hamper, crate, or box, computed at parcel rate, is greater than the foregoing rates, parcel rate will be charged.

12. The charges on dogs must be prepaid.

13. Puppies, or slut and puppies, properly secured in hampers, crates, or boxes, so as to prevent injury to other goods, will be charged at parcel rates.

14. Hounds when conveyed in cattle-trucks will be charged at the rate for cattle in truck loads or at the rate for dogs, whichever is the cheaper.

15. Hounds, the property of hunt clubs, conveyed on the outward journey by rail will be returned at half rates from the original destination-station to the original forwarding-station on production of a certificate in the following form, signed by the secretary or other authorized officer of the club owning the hounds:—

I hereby certify that the (a) are kept and used for hunting purposes only, and that they were, on the outward journey, conveyed by rail from Station to Station on , for the purpose of taking part at the (b) hunt meeting, and are now returning from the meeting unsold, and that I am entitled to have them conveyed by rail from Station to Station at half rates.

. . . . . . . . ., Secretary [or other authorized officer of hunt club].

(a) Insert number of hounds. (b) Insert name of hunt meeting.

16. The return journey must be made within two weeks of outward journey.

17. When hounds are sent to the hunt in trucks with hunters they must be returned in the same manner, otherwise ordinary rates will be charged for the return journey.

18. Live Poultry, Rabbits, or other Small Animals.

Live Poultry, rabbits, or other small animals, properly secured in crates or baskets so as to prevent injury to other goods, will be carried at parcel rates. Crates, &c., weighing more than 1½ cwt. gross will be charged rate and a quarter.

19. Stud Stock for Breeding Purposes.

1. Dogs consigned for breeding purposes will, if returned within three months, and stallions and brood mares consigned for breeding purposes, if returned within five months, from the original consignee and receiving-station to the original consignor and forwarding-station, be conveyed back free of charge, provided that certificates in the following form, and signed by the consignor in each case are endorsed in the consignment-notes:—

On outward journey—

(a.) I hereby certify that the* entered hereon is proceeding to to stand for stud purposes only, and will not be travelled on circuit.

Homeward journey—

(b.) I hereby certify that the* entered hereon has stood at solely for stud purposes, and that it was conveyed by rail from† to† on§ , and has not been travelled on circuit since that date.

• Insert “stallion,” “brood mare,” &c., as required. † Insert name of original consignor and sending-station. † Insert name of original consignee and receiving-station. § Insert date.

2. Unweaned foals under one year old (accompanying brood mares) will be conveyed free, provided the use of an extra truck is not required.