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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 26

GOODS.

91. Empty Cases for Carriage of Fruit, and Shooks for Manufacture of Fruit-cases

92. Empty cases and crates containing empty punnets—not “returned empties,” but to be reconsinged full by rail and, when so reconsinged, to contain only New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit—consinged direct to fruitgrowers’ agents or associations approved by the General Manager, and bona fide fruitgrowers, will be charged at the rate for returned empties (paragraph 2, Regulation 88).

93. Shooks not exceeding 3 ft. in length, in bundles, consigned direct from mill to fruitgrowers’ agents or associations approved by the General Manager, and bona fide fruitgrowers, for manufacture of cases to be used solely for the carriage by rail of New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit, will be charged Class C less 50 per cent. or Class K, whichever is the cheaper.

94. Consignment-notes for empty cases, and shooks, carried under this regulation are to be endorsed by senders as follows:

I hereby certify that these cases (or shooks) are consigned direct to a *..........., and are to be used solely for packing New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit to be conveyed by rail.

• Insert fruitgrowers’ agent, fruitgrowers’ association, or bona fide fruitgrower, as the case may be.

4. All loading and unloading must be performed by the owners.

5. When shooks are charged at Class C less 50 per cent., no charge will be made for the use of tarpaulins. If charged at Class K, tarpaulins used will be charged for.

6. Exhibits Forwarded to and from Shows, &c.

7. Outward Journey.—The following will be charged full tariff rates going to shows or competitions. Freight charges must be prepaid : Stock (other than animals for exhibition at side-shows), implements, tractors, dogs, poultry, birds, produce, &c. (but not including motor-bicycles, motor-cars, motor-lorries, or motor-buses), consigned for exhibition at agricultural, horticultural, dog, poultry, pigeon, and cage-bird shows, and egg-laying competitions ; food-troughs, buckets, &c., poultry pens and coops for use at shows, egg-laying competitions, &c., and marquees and tents consigned with exhibits to be used for covering such exhibits; and trade displays comprising samples of manufactured goods, accompanied by relative advertising-matter, consigned for exhibition at shows specified herein.

Homeward Journey.—2. All goods specified in paragraph 1 (whether forming the whole or only portion of the original consignment) will be conveyed back to the original consignor and forwarding station free under the following conditions:

(a) They will be conveyed at owner’s risk.
(b) They must be returned unsold within one month from the closing of the show, or competition.
(c) The outward or homeward journey must not have been broken to compete at a show, or competition.
(d) When the returned exhibits are consigned, a certificate in the following form must be handed to the Department:

CERTIFICATE FOR UNSOLD RETURNED EXHIBITS

To Stationmaster, ...........

I hereby certify that the undermentioned were catalogued by ......... at the (a)............, 19..
........... (Signed) .......... Secretary, (b)...........

Description of Exhibits.

Number in Society's Catalogne.

I hereby certify that the exhibits above mentioned were forwarded by rail from ......... to ......... on ......... for the purpose of being exhibited at the (a).........; that they were then and still are my property, no sales or exchanges thereof having been effected since they were forwarded by rail as above mentioned; and that they are being returned from ......... to ......... after having been exhibited at the above-named (a)..........

Owner's Signature : ..........

The above-mentioned exhibits were entered on waybill No. ......... from ......... Station, dated ........., 19.., and were charged at full ordinary rates.

........., Stationmaster [Destination station].

(a) Insert name of show, &c. (b) Insert name of society.