New Zealand Gazette – 1965 – No. 23

Page 717

✨ Railway Tariffs and Charges



12 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

717

GOODS

  1. Weighing

  2. 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, or Q, for the purpose of computing railage charges unless the consignor or consignee requests a weight certificate. No charge will be made for weighing Class R goods.

  3. Weighing Charges—The charges for each wagon weighed on a wagon weighbridge (except wagons of New Zealand coal for which no charge will be made) will be as follows:

Four-wheeled wagons ... ... ... ... 5s. 0d. each.
Bogie wagons ... ... ... ... 10s. 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 2s. will be made for each certificate in addition to the first.

  1. Goods weighed on cart weighbridges will be charged as follows:
Net Weight Charge
Exceeding But Not Exceeding
Tons Tons
- 1
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
5 -
  1. The charges for other goods weighed by the Department will be as follows:

Wool, and sheep skins, in bales ... ... ... ... 2s. per bale.
Sheep skins in bundles ... ... ... ... 1s. per bundle.
Grains, onions, potatoes, and seeds ... ... ... ... 1s. per bag.
All other goods (minimum charge, 8d. per package, maximum charge 5s. per package) ... ... ... ... 1s. per cwt.

  1. General—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.

  2. The Department may decline to supply weights.

  3. 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.

  4. Cranage

  5. Charges—Except as otherwise specified, cranage will be charged for the use of the Department's cranes, forklifts, and similar mechanical lifting appliances, 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 1 ton each, unless the goods are those for which a loading or unloading charge is prescribed.

Charge for Cranage In Addition to Cranage the Following Loading or Unloading Charge Will be Made in Respect of Goods for Which Such a Charge is Prescribed, When Labour in Addition to Crane Operator is Provided
*Goods—(a) Any package or article not exceeding 30 cwt(b) Any package or article exceeding 30 cwtTimber—(c) All types of timber 3s. per ton. Minimum charge, 3s. per consignment9s. per ton. (See also section 125, paragraph 3 (b) for unusual lifts)10d. per 100 super. ft. Minimum charge, 2s. 6d. per consignment

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



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

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

🚂 Weighing Charges for Goods Transported by Rail

🚂 Transport & Communications
Weighing, goods, railage charges, wagon weighbridge, cart weighbridge, wool, sheep skins, grains, onions, potatoes, seeds

🚂 Cranage Charges for Goods Transported by Rail

🚂 Transport & Communications
Cranage, forklifts, mechanical lifting appliances, timber, scrap iron, scrap steel