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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 85

GOODS—continued.

REGULATIONS—continued.

4. When a truck is only partially occupied by a consignment of live-stock,
   the Department reserves to itself the right to fill it up to its full carrying-capacity
   with other stock. If a whole truck is specially required by the consignor the
   truck rate will be charged.

5. Cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, or goats, in small lots, may be charged at
   truck-load rate, or (unless the consignor requires the exclusive use of a truck)
   at the following rates, with a minimum charge per truck of half the classified
   rate :-

For any Distance For every Mile not after the exceeding First 10 Miles. 10 Miles.

Cattle, first animal . . . . . . . . 11 4 0 4½
Cattle, each additional one in the same truck, belonging to 1 6¼ 0 1½ the same owner
Calves (six months old and under), sheep, goats, or pigs, 3 9 0 3½ one only, carried loose
Calves (six months old and under), sheep, goats, or pigs, each 0 4½ 0 0½ additional one in the same truck, belonging to the same owner

6. Pigs will be charged 7½ per cent. less than the classified rates for Class M
   or the small-lots rates specified in the last preceding paragraph, as the case
   may be.

7. The Department may decline to extend the benefit of this reduced rate
   to consignments of pigs consigned to any person or firm utilizing other means of
   transport than the railway for the carriage of bacon, hams, and other products
   manufactured from such pigs when the railway is available for the transport of
   these goods.

8. Where mixed consignments are carried and charged at small-lots scale,
   the first-animal rate will be charged on the highest rated animal in each truck
   and the respective rates as for additional animals on the remainder.

LIVE-STOCK IN CRATES.

9. Live-stock properly secured in crates so as to prevent damage to other
   goods will be charged as follows:-

Calves (not exceeding six months old), sheep, pigs, or goats, provided
the gross weight of each crate does not exceed 3 cwt., will be charged
Class A; minimum charge, 2s. 6d. per crate from forwarding station
to destination station. Where the gross weight of a crate exceeds
3 cwt., the charge will be computed at Class A rate and a half;
minimum charge, 3s. 9d. per crate from forwarding station to destination
station. The minimum charges provided herein will not be
reduced by any local rate.

10. Where the owner desires that live-stock in crates be forwarded in a live-
    stock wagon, the railage charges on the consignment must not be less than the
    appropriate charges for such live-stock had the same been forwarded loose in
    the wagon.

STORE CATTLE AND SHEEP, IN LARGE MOBS, FOR DISTANCES OF 100 MILES
AND UPWARDS.

11. For distances of 100 miles and upwards, cattle and sheep from one
    consignor and forwarding station to one consignee and destination station certified
    by the consignor to be bona fide store stock, not consigned for slaughter, will be
    charged the classified truck rate for the first fifteen trucks, and for each additional
    truck £1 per truck less than the classified rate. For distances under 100 miles
    the charge as for 100 miles will be made if lower than at classified rate.

DROVER'S PASSES.

12. One bona fide drover and not more than two dogs will be allowed to
    accompany each consignment of not less than three trucks of live-stock for journeys
    of not less than thirty miles. He will be furnished with a free return pass between
    starting and destination stations for himself and not more than two dogs, available
    for a week from date of issue. In cases where any consignment of stock is for the
    convenience of the Department conveyed by more than one train, a return pass
    will be issued for one drover and his dogs by each train, provided that a pass
    will in no case be issued in respect of less than three trucks of stock by any
    train. The drover must travel by the same train as the stock, otherwise a pass
    will not be issued and the ordinary fare charged. Where a drover travels by
    goods-train he will be required to take all risk of accident and to indemnify the
    Department against any responsibility in respect of his travelling on such train.

13. When a consignment of less than three trucks of live-stock is sent by a
    goods train and a drover desires to accompany it, he may be permitted to do so
    at his own risk, and on his indemnifying the Department in writing in the form
    provided, and paying second-class fare for himself and ordinary rates for his
    dogs.

14. Drovers travelling as provided in this regulation must ride in the guard's
    van or a second-class carriage, as may be directed by the Department

15. Drovers' passes will not be issued to attendants travelling with exhibits
    to or from shows, or to jockeys and trainers travelling in charge of racehorses.

(For general regulations re carriage of live-stock see Regulation 116.)