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APRIL 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 983

b) That the price charged to the farmers for the lime to be conveyed free
under this regulation does not exceed the price approved by the
Department.
c) That a certificate in the following form is endorsed on the consignment-
note: “I hereby certify that the lime entered hereon is consigned
to a bona fide farmer occupied as such, and is for use in manuring farm
land cultivated by him, that the price charged to the consignee does
not exceed the price approved by the Department, and that no undue
preference has been given in fulfilling this order.”

  1. The Department reserves to itself the sole right to decline any application
    and to withdraw approval in the event of infringement of any of the foregoing
    regulations, and in particular may decline to extend the benefit of the regulation
    to any farmer who utilizes other means of transport than the railway for the
    carriage of other goods to or from his farm when the railway is available for the
    transport of such goods.

  2. 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.

And substituting the following :—

(13.) Lime for Manuring Farm Lands.

  1. New Zealand lime for use in dressing land used bona fide as a farm, orchard,
    nursery, or market-garden within the Dominion of New Zealand, consigned
    from kilns direct to farmers, orchardists, nurserymen, market-gardeners, or
    educational institutions whose curricula require the carrying-on of farming for
    the purpose of instructing their students, may, at the option and convenience
    of the Department, be conveyed by rail for distances not exceeding 100 miles
    free of charge, provided—

(a) That application for the concession is made by the proprietor of the
lime-kiln to, and approved by, the Divisional Superintendent at
Auckland or Christchurch, according to the Island in which the kiln
is situated, at least seven days prior to the date on which it is
desired to forward the first consignment of lime; the application
specifying the name of the lime-kiln, the railway-station from which
the lime will be forwarded, and the net price to be charged to the
farmers; and

(b) That the price charged to the farmers for the lime to be conveyed free
under this regulation does not exceed the price approved by the
Department; and

(c) That a certificate in the following form is endorsed on the consignment-
note: “I hereby certify that the lime entered hereon and consigned
to is for use upon land used bona fide as a , that
the price charged to the consignee does not exceed the price approved
by the Department, and that no undue preference has been given
in fulfilling this order.”

  1. The minimum load for New Zealand lime carried under the provisions
    of this regulation will be as follows:—
Per Four-wheeled Truck, n.o.s. Per MA Truck. Per LA or RD Truck. Per R or U Truck. Per RB or UB Truck.
Tons. 6 Tons. 9 Tons. 10 Tons. 15 Tons. 20
  1. The Department reserves to itself the right to decline any application,
    and to withdraw approval in the event of an infringement of any of the foregoing
    regulations, and in particular may decline to extend the benefit of the regulation
    to any farmer, orchardist, nurseryman, or market-gardener who utilizes other
    means of transport than the railway for the carriage of other goods to or from
    his farm, orchard, nursery, or market-garden, as the case may be, when the
    railway is available for the transport of such goods.

By adding the words “eskimo pie” after the word “egg,” in the first line of
paragraph 6 of Regulation 23.

By omitting Regulation 39.

(39.) Catering-material.

Catering-material such as cutlery, crockery, silverware, table tops and tressels, marquees, baths and tea-urns, tablecloths and tea-towels, glassware, basins,
boilers, and other incidentals to be exclusively used for catering will on the
outward journey be charged Class “A,” and if returned within one month from
the original consignee and receiving station to the original consignor and forwarding station the charges for the return journey at Class “A” rate will be
reduced by 25 per cent., provided that certificates in the following form and
signed by the consignor in each case are endorsed on the consignment-note.

On the outward journey,—

(a) I hereby certify that the catering-material entered hereon is being
forwarded from to , and will be used exclusively for catering
purposes at the [Insert name of event.]

On the homeward journey,—

(b) I hereby certify that the catering-material entered hereon was
used exclusively for catering purposes at the [Insert name of event], and was
conveyed by rail from to , and is now being returned from
to .



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