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(e) 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:

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

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:

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

1. The Department does not undertake to provide labour for covering goods of Classes F, K, M N, P, Q, or R, or goods conveyed under the provisions of regulations 75, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, or 90 nor will it accept responsibility in respect of such goods on account of their not being covered by tarpaulins:

(a) If tarpaulins are supplied for such goods (except goods conveyed under the provisions of regulation 82) the following charges will be made for the use thereof—

(b) If covering of such goods is performed by the Department, a labour charge of 4s. 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.

2. Demurrage—Tarpaulins not released within eight working hours from time of arrival will be charged demurrage at the rate of 4s. per tarpaulin per day or part of a day after the first eight hours. Working hours shall be deemed to be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and days on which goods sheds are closed the whole day will be treated as dies non.

3. Private Tarpaulins—Consignors who supply their own tarpaulins for the protection of their consignments during transit by rail will be conveyed free of charge on both the outward journey and when being returned from the original destination station to the original forwarding station.

4. Damage to Tarpaulins—Consignors who undertake the covering of any goods shall make good all damage to tarpaulins arising from such goods being insufficiently or negligently covered, secured, or protected.