Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3273

GOODS—continued.

REGULATIONS—continued.

103. Yardage.

104. Live-stock which has not been carried by or is not to be forwarded by rail, occupying or using Railway stock-yards, will be charged as follows:—
     Cattle, 8½d. per head per day or part of a day.
     Calves, sheep, goats, pigs: For the first 100 or part thereof, 3d. per head per day or part of a day; for each additional animal, ¾d. per head per day or part of a day.

105. Live-stock will be held at the sole risk of owners, who will also require to make their own arrangements for feeding and watering the same.

106. Railway stock-yards may be used for such live-stock only at the convenience of the Department.

107. Storage.

108. Consignees are, according to the distance of their residence or place of business from the destination station, allowed the undermentioned periods (calculated from the time of arrival of their goods at the destination station) in which to remove such goods:—

Working-hours shall be deemed to be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and days on which goods-sheds are closed for the whole day will be treated as dies non.

2. Goods not removed within the time specified above in each case will be considered as stored, and storage may be charged for at the following rates:—
   (a.) At country stations: 2s. 10d. per ton per week or part of a week (minimum charge per week 9d.).
   (b.) At other stations: 9d. per ton per day or part of a day (minimum charge 3d. per day).
   (c.) When goods are stored in the open, half the above rates will be charged in each case. Minimum charges as per subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of this regulation.
   (d.) When tarpaulins are used for covering goods stored in the open they will be charged for at the rate of 1s. 5d. per tarpaulin per day or part of a day in addition to the charges for storage: Provided that the total charges shall not exceed the charges for storage at the rate specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of this regulation.

3. Storage charges as set out in paragraph 2 hereof will be levied after twelve working-hours on goods brought to stations pending consignment, whether such goods form part of uncompleted consignments or not.

4. When goods which consignees are required to unload are stored on a truck at destination station demurrage charges will be levied as per Regulation 105.

5. The storage charges on goods ex ship will be computed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 129.

6. Stored goods will be held at owner’s risk.

7. Whenever goods are stored due notice will be given to the consignee if his address is known, or, if his address is unknown, notice will be given by posting a letter to the consignee to the address (if any) given on the goods or on papers relating thereto; but the omission to give such notice will not affect the liability of the Department in respect of such goods, or its right to charge for the storage of the same.

8. All stations except those at Whangarei, Auckland, Newmarket, Mount Eden, Frankton Junction, Hamilton, Wanganui, Wanganui Wharf, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Gore, and Invercargill are deemed to be country stations for the purpose of this regulation.

9. The Department does not undertake the provision of storage accommodation for goods.

10. Explosives and dangerous goods must be removed from the premises of the railway immediately they are available for delivery. If left on the premises of the railway they will be at the entire risk and responsibility of the owner, and will be charged for storage at treble the rates specified above, or they may be removed from the premises of the Department and stored at the risk and expense of the owner.

11. Demurrage.

12. Demurrage will be charged on each truck loaded with goods which it is the duty of the owner or consignee to unload, and which is not discharged within eight working-hours from the time when the truck is available for unloading. The charges will be as follows:—
    Four-wheeled trucks—14s. per truck for each succeeding eight working-hours or part thereof.
    Bogie trucks—28s. per truck for each succeeding eight working-hours or part thereof.

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