GENERAL—continued.

124. Packing of Goods.

1. Where goods are described as “packed” it is intended that they shall be properly and securely packed in cases, casks, bags, crates, or otherwise, for safe transit by rail, in the manner in which such goods are usually packed in the trade, and that they shall not be carried loose or in bulk. A number of articles tied together by string or wire will be treated as not packed. The Department reserves the right to decide whether any goods are packed within the meaning of this regulation.

2. Poisonous or injurious substances will not be received on the railways unless securely packed.

3. The Department may decline to receive broken, damaged, insecurely packed, or leaky packages.

4. The Department will not be responsible for loss of or damage to goods arising from their being insufficiently protected or packed.

5. Goods packed in fibre-board containers may be accepted as sufficiently packed for carriage under the conditions provided in the classification for the particular class of goods so packed, provided, however, the gross weight of the package does not exceed 65 lb. The term “fibre-board” includes cardboard, leatherboard, millboard, strawboard, or other material of a similar nature.

6. Where any container is, in the opinion of the Department, unsuitable for the packing of the goods contained therein, any consignment so packed will be accepted only at “Owner’s risk,” notwithstanding that in the classification may be provided that such goods will be carried at “Railway risk.”

125. Loading, Unloading, or Tallying of Goods.

1. When loading or unloading or tallying of goods is not performed by the Department, no responsibility as to quantity or condition will be taken.

2. Except where otherwise specified, when senders who do their own loading, or consignees who do their own unloading, desire the Department to check and give receipts for goods in respect of which loading or unloading charges are prescribed, a charge at 9d. per ton will be made for tallying. Minimum charge, 9d.

3. Where in respect of any goods specified that loading and/or unloading is to be performed by consignors and/or consignees and the loading and/or unloading for any such goods is to be performed by the Department, the charge for such loading and/or unloading will, unless otherwise provided, be at the rate of 1s. 5d. per ton, with a minimum charge of 9d.

126. Light and Bulky Articles.

1. Except where otherwise provided, consignments of goods which, by reason of their light and bulky character, or other circumstance connected with the nature of the goods, require the sole use of a truck for their carriage, and which goods if properly loaded will not permit of other goods being loaded in the same wagon, the charges for same will be computed on a minimum weight of 15 cwt.

2. The Department may decline to accept for carriage, or may accept for carriage only under special agreement, articles which by reason of excessive length, bulk, weight, or other circumstance the Department considers unsuitable for carriage, or suitable for carriage only under special conditions.

3. In the case of consignments of traffic of classes A, B, C, D, or E (rate and a quarter or rate and a half) the units of the consignment must be such as will not impose on the Department unreasonable work in handling the same.

127. Wagon Overload or requiring Adjustment of Load.

1. Where goods are loaded by a consignor or where a consignor has incorrectly stated the weight of the goods and the load of a four-wheeled wagon into which such goods are loaded is 10 cwt. or more in excess of the maximum carrying-capacity marked on such wagon, or in the case of a bogie wagon where the load is 1 ton or more in excess of the maximum carrying-capacity marked on such wagon, the weight in excess of the maximum carrying capacity of such wagon will be charged as a separate consignment. When the excess weight is removed to another truck, the owner will require to pay for such removal at the rate of 2s. 10d. per ton.

2. When the load of a wagon is considered unsafe to travel, the Department will reload or adjust the same. In the case of a wagon loaded by a consignor, a charge of 2s. 10d. per ton will be made for such reloading or adjusting. Minimum charge, 7s. 6d.

128. Miscellaneous.

1. Goods which have arrived at destination and are not taken delivery of by the consignees within four working-hours after arrival are thereafter held by the Department as warehousemen at the owners’ sole risk, subject to the by-laws and regulations.

2. Except as otherwise provided working-hours shall be deemed to be between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sundays and days on which goods-sheds are closed for the whole day will be treated as dies non.

3. Consignors shall make good all damage to trucks or tarpaulins arising from goods being insufficiently or negligently covered, secured, or protected by consignors.

4. Where cartage, collection, or delivery is undertaken by the Department, either itself or by a contractor for the purpose, the following shall be the maximum weight or measurement of any package that will be carted by the Department:

(a) In the case of cartage by a contractor or in any case whether otherwise specified than in the next following subparagraph, as may be specified in the contract or in such other specifications:

(b) In all other cases, 10 cwt. by weight or 60 cubic feet by measurement.