Nov. 21] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1775

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

93. Boats for Use at Regattas and Surf Skis for Use at Life-saving Competitions—continued

94. For the outward journey the following certificate must be endorsed on the consignment-note by the consignor:—

    I hereby certify that the boat (or surf ski) entered hereon is being forwarded from to exclusively for the purpose of being used in contests at [insert name and place of event], and that the crews of the boat (or surf ski) will travel by rail to and from such event.

95. On the return journey the following certificate must be endorsed on the consignment-note by the consignor:—

    I hereby certify that the boat (or surf ski) entered hereon was consigned from to on , and that it has been used exclusively in contests at [insert name and place of event].

GENERAL

121. Packing of Goods

By omitting paragraphs 4, 5, and 6, and substituting the following:—

4. The Department will not be responsible for any loss of or damage or delay to any goods caused by or arising from the absence of or from insufficient or improper protection or packing, or if articles liable by breakage or leakage to damage one another are packed in the same package.

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, that in the case of fibre-board containers not fitted with corrugated-card or fibre-board divisions 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. Loading, Unloading, or Tallying of Goods

By omitting the above heading, and substituting the following:—

122. Loading, Unloading, Covering, or Tallying of Goods

By omitting paragraph 1, and substituting the following:—

1. The Department will not be responsible for loss of or damage or delay to goods where loading or unloading or covering or securing or tallying of same is not performed by the Department.

2. Miscellaneous

By adding the following new paragraph:—

12. The Department will not be responsible for any loss of or damage or delay to any goods in any of the following cases:—

    (a) If a consignment-note properly filled in and signed by or on behalf of the consignor is not delivered to the railway employee (or agent) receiving the goods on behalf of the Department with the goods:

    (b) If a written receipt signed by a railway employee (or agent) receiving the goods on behalf of the Department is not obtained by the person delivering the goods:

    (c) If the goods are wrongly or insufficiently described in the consignment-note or are not properly or sufficiently addressed or marked:

    (d) If the goods are put into packages described as “Empties”:

    (e) If the loss or damage arises from act of God, civil commotions, act of war or of the King’s enemies, orders or restrictions imposed by the Government or any Department thereof (other than the Railways Department), the inherent defect, quality, or vice of the thing carried, riots, strikes, lockouts, or labour disturbances (whether of railway employees or of other persons), seizure under legal process or casualty (including fire and explosion):

    (f) Unless the claim for such loss or damage be lodged in writing with the Department within seven days after the date of delivery, or in the case of non-delivery within fourteen days after the date the goods were handed to the Department:

    (g) If the loss or damage arises from any act or omission of the consignor.

13. Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service

Paragraph 57: By omitting from the Schedule of Rates the following:—

By adding to the Schedule of Rates the following:—

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