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1197

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1947
Published by Authority
WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1947
Alterations to the Scales of Charges upon the New Zealand Government Railways
I N pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and its amendments, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, Robert Semple, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the following alteration to the General Scale of Charges made on the 13th day of April, 1939, and published in the Supplement dated the 19th day of April, 1939, to the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th day of April, 1939, in force on the New Zealand Government Railways open for traffic :-
86. Artificial Manures and Raw Material (except Lime) for the Manufacture of Artificial Manures Omit this regulation, and substitute the following :-
86. Artificial Manures and Raw Material (except Lime) for the Manufacture of Artificial Manures

1. Except otherwise specified, artificial manures, including ammonia (sulphate of), ammonium nitrate, basic slag, bones, bone-char, bone-dust, cobalt, cyanamide fertilizer, dolomite, fish manure, guano, kainit, keretin, manure salts, “Nitrobat,” phosphate rock, phosphate rock (ground), potash (sulphate or muriate of), serpentine rock, soda (nitrate of), sulphur, sulphate of iron, and such commodities when for use in the manufacture of artificial manures in consignments of not less than 6 tons will be charged as per paragraph 7 of this regulation.
2. Consignments in any quantity of less than 6 tons will be charged as for 6 tons or at the classified rate for Class E, whichever is cheaper.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, Regulation 72, will apply to consignments charged at Class E.
4. At Auckland, Onehunga, Port Ahuriri, Wellington, Foxton, Wanganui, New Plymouth Breakwater, Waitara, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Blenheim, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Oamaru Breakwater, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Bluff, ls. 5d. per ton will be charged in addition to the rates specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this regulation, except when consigned from or to private sidings at those stations, or except local rates otherwise provide.
5. At all other stations, when the loading or unloading is performed by the owners, or when loaded by owners into sheds, owing to trucks not being available after reasonable notice is given, the rates specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this regulation only will be charged, provided that when loading or unloading is charged for no charge shall be made for tallying. For each loading or unloading performed by the Department 1s. 5d. per ton will be charged (minimum charge, 1s.), and the charge shall include the service of tallying when such is performed in connection with either the loading or unloading. When it is desired by either the consignor or consignee that the Department should tally but not handle the goods, 1s. per ton will be charged for this service (minimum charge, 1s.). When goods are charged at Class E, under small-lots scale, Regulation 71, or at Class E, plus 50 per cent., no charge for loading, unloading, or tallying will be made.
6. Artificial manure carried under the provisions of this regulation must be for use in manuring farm lands within the Dominion of New Zealand.