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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 88

And substituting the following :—

5. The following fares will be charged for through booking by rail and steamer between Dunedin or Ravensbourne and Portobello :—

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

By omitting Regulation 12 :—

12. Parcels for Distribution at Destination.

1. When more parcels or articles than one, whether loose or packed in hampers, crates, cases, or other packing, fastening, or container, are consigned from a forwarding agency or express company to a forwarding agency or express company, and such package or packages are for distribution at the destination station, the charges will be computed on the total weight of such consignment at double the ordinary rate applicable thereto.

2. The onus of proving that consignments are not forwarded to an agency for distribution rests with the consignor in each case.

3. For the purposes of this regulation the words “forwarding agency or express company” shall mean and include any person, firm, or company by whom or to whom goods intended for distribution are consigned (whether generally or in the particular case), and such person, firm, or company merely acts in the capacity of agent for the purpose of distribution or for the purpose of consigning for distribution.

4. Where a bona fide trading firm (not being a forwarding agency) consigns goods to itself, its branch, or its representative, in the ordinary course of its business, whether such goods are to be held as stock or are for delivery to its customers, the ordinary rate shall apply, and not the rate provided in paragraph 1 of this regulation.

5. Where an express company or forwarding agency consigns goods to a bona fide trading firm (not being a forwarding agency) or receives goods consigned from a bona fide trading firm (not being a forwarding agency) the ordinary rate shall apply, and not the rate as provided in paragraph 1 of this regulation.

6. Goods intended for conveyance under the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5 of this regulation shall be delivered to the Railway Department as a single consignment, and any such consignment accepted for conveyance shall be taken delivery of at the destination station in a like manner. Delivery shall not, in any circumstances, be split to permit of distribution being made direct from the railway premises.

By omitting from paragraph 16, Regulation 15, the following :—

(f) Racehorses, hunters, or polo-ponies, which on the outward journey have been conveyed in Ug trucks by express, mail, or passenger trains will, when returning from the races, hunt club meeting, or polo-match by other than express, mail, or passenger trains be conveyed at half rates under the same conditions as horses conveyed by other than express, mail, or passenger trains. When horses or ponies have been conveyed on the outward journey by ordinary trains, and are returned by express, mail, or passenger trains, a refund of half the amount paid for the outward journey will be made.

And substituting the following :—

(f) Racehorses, hunters, or polo-ponies, which on the outward journey have been conveyed in Ug trucks by express, mail, or passenger trains will, when returning from the races, hunt club meeting, or polo-match by other than express, mail, or passenger trains, be conveyed at half rates, under the same conditions as horses conveyed by other than express, mail, or passenger trains. When horses or ponies have been conveyed on the outward journey by ordinary trains and are returned by express, mail, or passenger trains, full rates will be charged for the return journey less half the amount of the railage paid in respect of the outward journey.

PART III.—GOODS.

By omitting the word “bone-char” after the words “in each case for bones” in the first line of paragraph 3 of Regulation 11.

By omitting from Regulation 13 the following :—

The word “exclusively” from the third line in subparagraph (c), paragraph 1.

3. Without prejudice to its ordinary meaning, the term “farmers” includes, for the purpose of this regulation, bona fide orchardists, nurserymen, and market-gardeners.

And substituting the following :—

3. Bona fide farmer means any person, company, or institution engaged in farming operations, the receipts from which form the principal source of income, and includes an orchardist, nurseryman, or market-gardener; also any educational institution whose curriculum requires the carrying on of farming for the purpose of instructing its students.

By omitting Regulation 26 :—

26. Goods for Distribution at Destination.

1. When more packages or articles than one, whether loose or packed in hampers, crates, cases, or other packing, fastening, or container are consigned from a forwarding agency or express company to a forwarding agency or express company, and such package or packages are for distribution at the destination station, the charges will be computed at double the classified or local rate, as the case may be, minimum charge as for 5 cwt. at the appropriate single rate.