1030

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 40

GOODS

99. Weighing

1. The consignor shall declare the weight of traffic handed to the Department for transport. If, however, the weight is not declared, and it is necessary for the Department to weigh the traffic for the purpose of calculating the railage charges, a charge may be made for weighing at the rates set forth hereunder. No charge, however, will be made for weighing wagons of goods of Classes E, F, N, P, Q, or R for the purpose of computing railage charges unless such goods are weighed at the request of the consignor or consignee.

Weighing Charges—2. The charges for each wagon weighed on a wagon weighbridge will be as follows:

Four-wheeled wagons  ............  4s. 0d. each.
Bogie wagons  ...................  8s. 0d. each.

When more than one copy of a weight certificate is required by the same person or firm for goods weighed on the Department’s wagon weighbridges a charge of 1s. 6d. will be made for each certificate in addition to the first.

3. Goods weighed on cart weighbridges will be charged as follows:

   Goods conveyed by rail ........... 1s. 6d. per load.
   Goods not conveyed by rail ....... 1. 9d. per load.

4. The charges for other goods weighed by the Department will be as follows:

   Wool, rabbit skins, and sheep skins, in bales .... 1s. 6d. per bale.
   Sheep skins in bundles .......................... 6d. per bundle.
   Grain, onions, potatoes, and seeds ............... 6d. per bag.
   All other goods (minimum charge, 6d. per package) . 6d. per cwt.

General—5. The Department will, at stations where weighing facilities exist, and when reasonably convenient, weigh goods at the special request of consignor or consignee. No liability shall rest on the Department for any omission to weigh any goods. Consignors should declare on the consignment note whether they require the goods weighed by the Department. The reweighing of goods in truck loads will be at the option of the Department.

6. In cases where either the consignor or consignee requests in writing that the goods be weighed and there is no wagon weighbridge either at the forwarding or the destination station, or on the direct route between such forwarding and destination stations, the goods will be forwarded to the nearest weighbridge station and the railage will be calculated via such weighing station. The usual charge for the weighing will be imposed. In addition, a shunting charge of 6s. 6d. per wagon will be made when a wagon has to be specially shunted at a station (not being the starting or destination station of the goods to be weighed) to enable the weight to be ascertained for the purposes of the consignor or consignee.

7. The Department may decline to supply weights.

8. Consignments of goods are weighed solely for the purpose of arriving at railway charges, and in no instance will the Department accept responsibility for or guarantee its weighing as between buyer and seller.

100. Cranage

1. Charges—Except as otherwise specified, cranage will be charged for the use of the Department’s cranes at the following rates, based on the aggregate weight of the craned goods in each consignment. No cranage charge will, however, be made for the lifting of packages up to 10 cwt. each, unless the goods are those for which a loading or unloading charge is prescribed.

See regulation 122 for cranage and handling charges on scrap iron and scrap steel.