New Zealand Gazette – 1965 – No. 23

Page 729

✨ Railway Regulations



12 MAY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
729

GENERAL

  1. Holidays—Except where inconsistent with the context or otherwise specially provided, the following days shall be public holidays, namely:

(a) New Year’s Day.
Good Friday.
Easter Monday.
Anzac Day.
Sovereign’s Birthday.
Labour Day.
Christmas Day.
Boxing Day.
(As to each provincial district) the day recognised in such district as Anniversary Day.

(b) Any day declared by the General Manager to be a public holiday and publicly notified as such.

  1. Cranes and Loading Banks Used for Other Than Rail-borne Goods

  2. The following charges will be made for the use of the Department’s loading banks and cranes when used for handling goods or livestock other than those which have been received, or are to be dispatched, by rail:

For use of loading banks—
Merchandise .. .. .. .. 8 0 per ton. Minimum charge, 4s.
Horses .. .. .. .. 16 0 each.
Cattle .. .. .. .. 3 0 each.
Calves, pigs, sheep, and goats .. .. 1 0 each.

For use of cranes—
All classes of goods .. .. .. 16 0 per ton. Minimum charge, 8s. Cost of labour and/or supervision additional.

For use of wagon weighbridges—
Motor vehicles .. .. .. 9 0 per weighing.

  1. Charges on Ships’ Goods

  2. Ships’ goods will be charged on measurement at 40 cu. ft. per ton or on actual weight, whichever is greater, when conveyed on the port lines from Breakwater to New Plymouth, Lyttelton to Christchurch, Port Chalmers to Dunedin, or Bluff to Invercargill.

  3. (a) The term “ships’ goods” for the purposes of this section means and includes goods received direct from ships on to the railway, and, except where otherwise provided, refers only to goods of Classes C and D (including such goods which are subject to a percentage or other increase) and goods specified in subparagraph (b) hereof.

(b) Where it is provided in section 68 that the rate for any goods (other than timber) shall be computed on a measurement basis, such goods shall, when conveyed as ships’ goods on the above lines be charged at the appropriate rate for Class C goods, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this section.

  1. In computing the railage charges on goods ex ship each bill of lading shown on the manifest is to be treated as covering a separate consignment. In the event of there being more than one entry on the manifest for the same consignee such entries shall not be grouped but the charges shall be computed separately.

  2. Quotation of Rates and Freight Charges

  3. The Department will not be responsible for quotations of rates, or conditions of carriage, or particulars of freight charges given verbally or by telephone unless confirmed in writing.



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🏛️ Public Holidays Defined

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Holidays, public holidays, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Sovereign's Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Anniversary Day
  • General Manager

🚂 Charges for Cranes and Loading Banks for Non-Rail Goods

🚂 Transport & Communications
Charges, loading banks, cranes, non-rail goods, merchandise, horses, cattle, calves, pigs, sheep, goats, weighbridges, motor vehicles
  • Department

🚂 Charges on Ships' Goods for Conveyance on Port Lines

🚂 Transport & Communications
Ships' goods, charges, measurement, weight, port lines, Breakwater, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Bluff, Invercargill, Class C, Class D, timber, bill of lading, manifest, consignee
  • Department

🚂 Responsibility for Quotations of Rates and Freight Charges

🚂 Transport & Communications
Quotations, rates, freight charges, responsibility, verbally, telephone, written confirmation
  • Department