28 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1025

GOODS

(b) All exhibits which have been sold or exchanged will be charged ordinary rates for all journeys made, irrespective of the points between which they were carried, and no refund of railage charges will be made.

(c) All wagons, used on any of the journeys made, in excess of the number of wagons used for conveyance of the exhibits on the initial journey from the original forwarding station will be charged full rates, and no refund will be made on any portion of the railage charges paid for such excess number of wagons.

8. Loading and Unloading shall be performed by owners.

9. Responsibility--The Department shall be relieved of all responsibility for loss of or damage to goods, fodder, or livestock carried free under the provisions of this regulation.

10. Fodder--Consignors of show stock will be allowed free conveyance of fodder sufficient for both outward and homeward journeys. Free conveyance is not applicable to fodder railed from a sending station for use in feeding stock during the period they are on a showground.

11. Boats for Use at Regattas and Surf Skis for Use at Life-saving Competitions

12. Rowing, sailing, or motor boats exclusively for use in contests at regattas and rowing boats exclusively for use at inter-University, college, or secondary school rowing events will on the outward journey be charged Class C. Boats loaded on road trailers will be charged Class C on the total weight of the boat and trailer. The foregoing provisions are subject to a minimum charge as for 10 cwt. per four-wheeled wagon and 1 ton per bogie wagon.

13. Check Wagons--Where a check wagon is used for a boat (or boats) consigned under the provisions of this regulation, the charge for such check wagon will not exceed the charge for the boat (or boats) as provided in paragraph 1 hereof.

14. Surf Skis for use at life-saving competitions will on the outward journey be charged Class C if packed, or Class C plus 50 per cent, if unpacked.

15. 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 or Railway Road Service to and from such event.

5. On Being Returned from the regatta or life-saving competition the boats (together with road trailer) or surf skis will be conveyed from the original destination station to the original forwarding station at half rates, provided the following certificate is 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].

6. Conditions--(a) The provisions of this regulation will apply only when all members of the crews of the boat (or surf ski) travel by rail or Railway Road Service to and from such events.

(b) All loading and unloading is to be performed by owners, and the boats, trailers, or surf skis will be carried entirely at owners’ risk.

94. Household Removals and Furniture Containers

95. Bona Fide Household Removals consisting of articles which have actually been in use in a household, including sewing machines, bicycles (pedal), pianos, organs, perambulators, and push-chairs, will be charged Class C plus 20 per cent, and conveyed at the sole risk of the owner. Minimum weight per consignment, 1 ton. Household removals in lesser quantities will be charged at such minimum, or on actual weight at Class C plus 50 per cent, whichever is cheaper. Persons desiring the exclusive use of a wagon for such household removals may be allowed such exclusive use at a minimum charge as for 2½ tons per Kc or Xc wagon or 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., at Class C plus 20 per cent.

96. Containers--Furniture and household effects, including sewing machines, bicycles (pedal), pianos, organs, perambulators, and push-chairs, in furniture containers (including large packing cases or motor-car cases) will be charged Class C plus 20 per cent, computed on the gross weight of the container and contents, and conveyed at the sole risk of the owner. The following minimum weights will apply for charging purposes:

Containers up to 11 ft. in length ... 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon.
Containers over 11 ft. in length ... 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
Containers requiring the use of a bogie wagon ... 3 tons per bogie wagon.

3. Empty Containers--Furniture containers returning empty after having been conveyed loaded by rail, or when being forwarded empty to be returned loaded by rail, will be conveyed at the rate for wagons (regulation 84), no extra charge being made for containers over 1 ton in weight.