12 MAY] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 767

GOODS—continued

97. Private Siding Traffic—Haulage, Handling, and Tallying Charges, etc.—continued

(c) Special Shunting Charges.—In cases where provision is made for a special shunting charge to be enforced in respect of traffic to or from a private siding and a wagon containing less than the prescribed minimum is hauled, the shunting or haulage charge will, except as provided in subparagraph (d) hereof, be enforced according to whichever is the greater.

(d) In any case where the annual siding rental has been waived and a shunting charge imposed in lieu thereof, the shunting charge will be enforced in addition to haulage charges where such are applicable.

3. (a) Haulage (Local Traffic).—Where goods are hauled between private stores or sidings, railway sheds, or public sidings at the same station (and no other railage is involved) the haulage charge will be as follows :

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified, per ton (minimum charge, 18s. 4d. per four-wheeled wagon) 3 8
Live-stock, per four-wheeled wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6
Timber, not otherwise specified, per 100 superficial feet (minimum charge, 18s. 4d. per four-wheeled wagon) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Australian hardwood exceeding 36 square inches in end section for sawn timber, 7 in. in diameter for round timber, and in the case of either sawn or round timber exceeding 15 ft. in length, per 100 superficial feet (minimum charge, 27s. 6d. per four-wheeled wagon) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10

(b) Handling.—Where goods referred to in subparagraph (a) hereof are handled by the Department, the following handling charges will apply :

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified, per ton (minimum charge, 1s. 10d.) . . . . 3 8
Goods charged at Class E, single rate, per ton (minimum charge, 1s. 10d.) . . . . 3 4
Timber (Class K), per 100 superficial feet (minimum charge, 1s. 10d.) . . . . 1 10

Provided that where cranage charges are incurred the provisions of Regulation 100, paragraph 1, will apply.

(c) Tallying.—Where goods referred to in subparagraph (a) hereof are tallied at the request of the owners, but not handled by the Department, the following charges for tallying will apply :

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified, per ton (minimum charge, 1s. 10d.) . . . . . . 1 10
Timber, per 100 superficial feet (minimum charge, 1s. 10d.) . . . . . . 0 11

4. Conditions.—(a) The Department reserves the right to fill up at its sheds or yards any wagon not loaded to its full carrying capacity consigned to or from a private siding.

(b) Holders of private sidings are held responsible for the safe custody of railway property of any kind while in their sidings, and must return such property to the Department in the same condition as when placed in the private siding.

98. Tarpaulins

Paragraph 1 : Omit this paragraph, and substitute the following :

1. The Department does not undertake to provide tarpaulins for goods of Classes F, K, M, N, P, Q, or R, or goods conveyed under the provisions of Regulations 76, 83, 84, or 90, nor labour for covering such goods when loaded by consignor, and will take no responsibility in respect of such goods on account of their not being covered by tarpaulins—

(a) If tarpaulins are supplied for such goods the following charges will be made for the use thereof—

Distance Rate Per Tarpaulin
s. d.
Not exceeding 100 miles . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
Over 100 miles and not exceeding 250 miles . . . . 7 4
Over 250 miles . . . . . . . . . . 11 0

(b) If covering of such goods is performed by the Department, a labour charge of 3s. 8d. per tarpaulin will be made, whether such goods are loaded by owners or the Department.

(c) When tarpaulins are provided to cover such goods from one consignor to various consignees, or from various consignors to one or several consignees, the consignor who requires the goods to be covered will be called upon to pay the charges for the tarpaulin.

(d) When such goods are loaded in the same wagon with goods of classes C, D, E, G, or H, all tarpaulins in excess of one per wagon will be charged for.