New Zealand Gazette – 1965 – No. 23

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✨ Goods and Tarpaulin Regulations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 23

GOODS

(c) Shunting Charges—In cases where provision is made for a 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.

  1. (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:
Rate Minimum Charge
s. d. per Four-wheeled Wagon
Goods, not otherwise specified, per ton 7 0
Livestock, per four-wheeled wagon 45 0
Timber (Class K), per 100 super. ft. 2 0
Timber (Class K plus 50%), per 100 super. ft. 2 6

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

Rate Minimum Charge
s. d. s. d.
Goods, not otherwise specified, per ton 7 0
Timber, per 100 super. ft. 2 6

Provided that where cranage charges are incurred the provisions of section 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:

Rate Minimum Charge
s. d. s. d.
Goods, not otherwise specified, per ton 2 6
Timber, per 100 super. ft. 1 1
  1. 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.

  1. Tarpaulins

  2. (a) Charges—If Railway tarpaulins are supplied for goods conveyed at the rates for classes F, K, M, N, P, Q, R, or under sections 75, 76, 81, 83, or 90 the following rates will apply—

Distance Rate per Tarpaulin
Not exceeding 100 miles 4 0
Over 100 miles and not exceeding 250 miles 8 0
Over 250 miles 12 0

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.

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.

(b) Labour—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 sections 75, 76, 81, 82, 83, or 90 nor will it accept responsibility in respect of such goods on account of their not being covered by tarpaulins—

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.

  1. Demurrage—For demurrage on tarpaulins refer to section 103.

  2. 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.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Goods: Shunting and Haulage Charges (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Shunting charges, haulage charges, private siding, wagon, goods, livestock, timber

🚂 Goods: Handling and Tallying Charges (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Handling charges, tallying charges, goods, timber, cranage charges

🚂 Goods: Conditions for Private Sidings (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Private sidings, wagon capacity, railway property, custody, responsibility

🚂 Tarpaulins: Charges and Labour

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway tarpaulins, charges, distance, goods, labour charge, covering goods

🚂 Tarpaulins: Damage and Responsibility (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Tarpaulins, damage, covering goods, consignors, responsibility, negligence