17 APRIL
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
683

GENERAL

(c) Insurance Charges—The following are the charges to be made for insuring goods other than animals and birds:

In the case of animals and birds a charge of 5% of the declared value will be made for insuring the same; minimum charge, 25c.

(d) All charges on insured goods will require to be prepaid, except in cases where the consignee is a ledger-account holder and the consignor guarantees payment.

(e) For the purposes of the declaration required by clause (i) of subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 hereof, the value of every article of goods which exceeds in value the sum of $40 must be stated; and, in the case of packages or units as aforesaid, the total value of each shall be given, together with a list of the contents and the values of any items which exceed in value the sum of $4. The values of animals and birds must be separately stated.

111. Sale of Goods

112. Whenever any goods are sold under any of the provisions of this Scale of Charges the proceeds of such sale shall be applied in payment of any sums payable in respect of any such goods and the expense of selling the same, and the balance (if any) remaining after such payment shall be paid to the owner on application.

113. Reserved for future use

114. Charges and Refills for Chemical Fire Extinguishers

115. Packages containing charges and refills for chemical fire extinguishers in which sulphuric acid forms part of the charge will be accepted for conveyance by rail only when packed in cardboard cartons or containers, the interior of which must be packed on top and bottom with cotton wool or other suitable absorbent material and on the sides with corrugated cardboard packing. Such cartons or containers must in turn be placed in strong wooden cases, and packed with not less than 2 in. of wood-wool or other suitable packing material between the various packages and between the packages and the interior sides of the wooden case.

116. The sulphuric acid must be contained in securely stoppered bottles of glass, containing in each such bottle not more than 4 fluid ounces of acid. The accompanying charge of bicarbonate of soda may be placed in the same carton or container in which the sulphuric acid charge is placed.

117. Livestock

118. Conditions of Carriage—Besides delivering with the livestock a consignment note properly completed, every consignor must, before livestock will be accepted for transit, provide any stock-removal permits or other documents necessary in connection with the statutes or regulations (if any) concerning diseases of animals.

119. Consignors of livestock are required to give such notice to consignees regarding dispatch as will prevent delay in delivery at the destination station.

120. The Department may, at its option, require freight on livestock to be prepaid.

121. Loading and unloading must be performed by, and under all circumstances entirely at the risk of, the consignor and consignee respectively.

The Department will not be responsible for any particular number of livestock specified as having been loaded into any particular wagon for carriage by rail.

5. The Department may—

(a) Refuse the transport of sick, wild, unmanageable, or fierce animals. The Department may, however, accept such animals for transportation upon condition that freight is prepaid and that the Department is free from all liability in respect thereof.

(b) Refuse the transport of livestock when the animals, in the opinion of the officer in charge or Guard, are not in a fit condition to travel.

(c) Restrict if necessary the number of animals which may be loaded in any wagon.

(d) Load other animals, vehicles, or goods from the same or different consignors to the same or different consignees in the same wagon.

(e) Refuse to accept for transport any livestock that are timed to arrive at their destination between 6 p.m. on Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday, unless and until an undertaking in writing shall have been received from the consignee that the livestock will be unloaded and delivery taken thereof within three hours after arrival at destination.