New Zealand Gazette – 1945 – No. 66

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✨ Railway Freight Regulations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 46

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued

  1. “Owner’s Risk” Goods: Insurance of Goods—continued

  2. (a) In accordance with section 25 (2) of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1944, the liability of the Department for loss of or damage to or in connection with goods shall be subject to the following provisions:—

If the consignor of any goods—

(i) Delivers to the Department with such goods a declaration in writing of the nature and value of such goods (which declaration shall, in the case of goods consigned, be made on the consignment-note delivered with such goods); and

(ii) Requests in writing that the goods be insured with the Department against loss or damage during the transit of such goods over the railways to the extent of the value so declared; and

(iii) Obtains a receipt from the officer in charge of the station at which such goods are delivered to the Department for transit by rail specifying the nature and value of the goods so declared; and

(iv) Pays the charge for insurance as hereinafter provided;

the maximum amount which the Department may be liable to pay in respect of damage to or loss of such goods during such transit shall be the value of the goods declared as aforesaid.

(b) No person, unless he shall have made such declaration and request, and obtained such receipt and paid such charges, shall be entitled to recover for any loss of, or damage to, or in connection with goods, any greater amount than £20 per package or unit, £15 for any one horse, £8 for any one head of cattle, £2 for any dog, 15s. for any one sheep, goat, pig, or other quadruped not otherwise specified, or 3s. 6d. for any bird.

(c) The following are the charges to be made for insuring goods other than animals and birds:—

Distance in Miles. Percentage on Declared Value. Minimum Additional Charge.
1 to 100 miles £ s. d. £ s. d.
101 to 250 ,, 0 10 0 0 2 2
251 to 500 ,, 0 15 0 0 3 4
501 to 1,000 ,, 1 0 0 0 4 5
Over 1,000 ,, 1 5 0 0 5 6
1 10 0 0 6 7

In the case of animals and birds a charge of 5 per cent. of the declared value will be made for insuring the same; minimum charge, 2s. 2d.

(d) All charges on insured goods shall in every case be prepaid.

(e) For the purposes of the declaration required by clause (i) of subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 of this regulation, the value of every article of goods which exceeds in value the sum of £20 must be stated; and, in the case of packages or units as aforesaid, the total value of each shall be given, together with a list of the contents and the values of any items which exceed in value the sum of £2. The values of animals and birds must be separately stated.

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES

  1. Butter and Cheese

By omitting the following:—

From To Rate per Ton.
Rochfort Wanganui 29s. 6d. (including delivery to Castlecliff Cool Store).
Norfolk Road Moturoa 8s. 0d.

By adding the following:—

From To Rate per Ton.
Moerewa Auckland or Southdown £11 per 8-ton W wagon. The rate for other classes of wagons will be pro rata of the rate for an 8-ton W wagon, based on the weight capacity of the wagon used. Smaller quantities to be charged 35s. per ton with a minimum of 30 cwt. per consignment; provided the charge when computed at this rate shall not be more than for a fully loaded wagon.
  1. Benzine, Kerosene, &c., in Owner’s Tank Wagons

By adding the following:—

From To Rate per Ton.
Auckland Tirohia s. d. 27 6


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🚂 Alterations to the Scales of Charges upon the New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

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