Railway Traffic Regulations




GOODS, LIVESTOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued

77. Class N

Paragraph 2: Omit the following from this paragraph:

Bags, old, consigned to paper-making factories

Sacking, old, for paper-making

Omit “regulation 86 reserved for future use”, and substitute the following new regulation:

86. Bulk Cement

  1. Bulk cement conveyed in specially constructed containers will be charged as follows:

(a) Conveyed in railway-owned containers on railway-owned wagons. On net weight of cement at the classified rate for cement n.o.s. plus 3s. per ton.

(b) Conveyed in privately-owned containers on railway-owned wagons. On net weight of cement at the classified rate for cement n.o.s.

(c) Conveyed in privately-owned containers on privately-owned wagons. On net weight of cement at the classified rate for cement n.o.s. less the following reductions:

Distance Reduce Standard Rate by
Up to 99 miles 2s. per ton
100 to 199 miles 3s. 6d. per ton
200 to 299 miles 5s. per ton
300 to 399 miles 6s. 6d. per ton
400 miles and over 8s. per ton
  1. Cranage—Containers will be craned free of charge.

  2. Loading and unloading will be performed by the owners.

  3. Liability—Bulk cement conveyed under the provisions of this regulation will be carried at owner’s risk.

  4. Empty containers and wagons which have conveyed bulk cement on the outward journey, will be returned to the original forwarding station free of charge.

90. Lime for Manuring Farm Lands

Omit paragraph 1, and substitute the following:

  1. Subject to the conditions set out herein, New Zealand lime certified for use in dressing land used bona fide as a farm, orchard, nursery, or market garden within the Dominion of New Zealand and consigned direct to farmers, orchardists, nurserymen, or market gardeners in occupation of the land on which the lime is to be used, or approved lime spreaders, lime dumps, or lime stockpiles, or educational institutions whose curricula require the carrying on of farming for the purpose of instructing their students, will be charged Class F rate.

97. Private Siding Traffic—Haulage, Handling, and Tallying Charges: Wagon Minima

Paragraph 2 subparagraph (a): Omit the subheading of this subparagraph and substitute the following:

When the Siding is Located at a Station having Public Siding Facilities.

Paragraph 2 subparagraph (b): Omit the subheading of this subparagraph, and substitute the following:

When the Siding is Not Located at a Station having Public Siding Facilities.

103. Demurrage

Paragraph 3 subparagraph (a): Omit this subparagraph, and substitute the following:

  1. Shipping Traffic—(a) Except as otherwise provided, the following charges will be enforced on goods consigned direct to a ship berthed at a rail-served berth and which are held in railway wagons pending shipment:

For the day of arrival, the following day, and day of shipment no charge will be made.

After the expiry of that time (except as provided in subparagraph (b) hereof) 4s. per ton weight and 4s. for each tarpaulin per day or part of a day will be charged.



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🚂 Amendments to Railway Traffic Regulations (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway traffic, Regulations, Amendments

🚂 Bulk Cement Conveyance Regulations

🚂 Transport & Communications
Bulk cement, Conveyance, Railway regulations

🌾 Lime for Manuring Farm Lands Regulations

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Lime, Manuring, Farm lands, Regulations

🚂 Private Siding Traffic Regulations

🚂 Transport & Communications
Private siding, Traffic, Regulations, Haulage

🚂 Demurrage Charges Regulations

🚂 Transport & Communications
Demurrage, Charges, Shipping traffic, Regulations