[Aug. 11.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

5. The charges for each wagon weighed on a wagon weighbridge will be as follow:—

   Four-wheeled wagons ... ... ... ... ... 1s. 5d. each.
   Bogie wagons ... ... ... ... ... 2s. 10d. each.

When more than one copy of a weight-certificate is required by the same person or firm for goods weighed on the Department's wagon weighbridges a charge of 6d. will be made for each certificate in addition to the first for each four-wheeled or bogie wagon.

6. Goods weighed on cart weighbridges will be charged as follows:—

   Goods conveyed by rail ... ... ... ... 5d. per load.
   Goods not conveyed by rail ... ... ... 8d. per load.

7. The charges for other goods weighed by the Department will be as follows:—

   Wool, rabbit, and sheep skins in bales ... ... ... 5d. per bale.
   Sheep-skins in bundles ... ... ... ... 1d. per bundle.
   Grain, onions, potatoes, and seeds ... ... ... 1d. per bag.
   All other goods ... ... ... ... ... 1½d. per cwt.

Minimum charge 1d. per package.

8. The Department may decline to supply weights.

(36.) Haulage between Sheds and Sidings and Handling Charges.

1. Where the loading or unloading of traffic is performed by consignors or consignees at private stores and sidings, the Department will take no responsibility for the condition of the goods or for delivery of quantities or weights as declared by consignors or consignees.

2. Goods hauled between a private siding and a public siding or Government shed, or between two private sidings at the same station, will be charged haulage as follows:—

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified, per ton ... ... ... 1 5
Timber, New Zealand, per 100 superficial feet ... ... 0 6
Timber, imported, per 100 superficial feet ... ... 0 9

When any such goods are handled by the Department at a public siding, Government shed, or private store or siding the following charges will be made for handling:—

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified, per ton ... ... 1 5
Goods charged at Class E, single rate, per ton ... 1 1
Timber (Class K), per 100 superficial feet ... ... 0 8½

Provided that when timber is handled by means of a crane and cranage is charged for, half rate only will be charged for handling under the provisions of this paragraph.

3. Where goods conveyed under this regulation are tallied but not handled by the Department the following charges for tallying will be made:—

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified, per ton (minimum charge 9d.) ... 0 9
Timber, per 100 superficial feet (minimum charge 8d.) ... ... 0 4½

4. For the purpose of this regulation the minimum load for a truck of timber will be 700 superficial feet, and any less quantity will be charged at this minimum.

5. Except where wagons are fully loaded, the minimum load of any wagon delivered to a private siding, or of a wagon lifted from a private siding, will be 30 cwt. Any less quantity will be charged as 30 cwt.

6. The Department reserves the right to fill up at its sheds or yards any wagon not loaded to its full carrying-capacity consigned to or from a private siding.

7. Holders of private sidings are held responsible for the safe custody of railway property of any kind while in their sidings, and must return such property to the Department in the same condition as when placed in the private siding.

(37.) Food Products for Charitable Institutions.

1. Food products donated to charitable institutions will be conveyed at owner’s risk at half rates, on written authority of the District Manager.

2. Written application for this concession, supported by the recommendation of a Charitable Aid Board, must in every case be made to the District Manager before the goods are presented for carriage.

(38.) The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925–1926.

In consideration of their being carried solely at the risk of consignors and of the Government being freed of all liability in connection therewith, exhibits consigned for exhibition at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition to be opened at Dunedin on or about 12th November, 1925, will be carried free on the New Zealand Government railways at the sole risk of the owner, provided that each package shall be consigned to the Secretary of the Exhibition and marked legibly “For Exhibition at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition.”

Under similar conditions and on the production of a certificate from the Secretary of the Exhibition stating that the exhibits have not been transferred, exchanged, or sold, and are still the property of the original consignors, free railage will be granted on the return journey.

All loading and unloading shall be performed at the risk and expense of the consignors.

In the event of any portion of the exhibits being sold the full ordinary railway charges must be paid on the whole of the exhibits as originally consigned to the Exhibition, and also on the unsold portion which is returned from the Exhibition.

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