New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 68

Page 1898

✨ Railway Freight Regulations



  1. Livestock—Owners of livestock proceeding to agricultural and pastoral shows may
    combine and have their exhibits forwarded as one consignment under the following provisions:
    (a) Livestock to be consigned in the name of one consignor to one consignee.
    (b) The railage charges are to be paid by the consignor.
    (c) The number of wagons used on the return journey must not exceed the number used on
    the outward journey.
    If an owner whose stock on the outward journey was charged as part of a combined
    consignment desires to return his stock separately, necessitating the use of an extra wagon or
    wagons, such stock will be charged ordinary rates.
  2. Conditions—Full rates will be charged on the following:
    (a) All goods or livestock returned to the original forwarding station in excess of the
    number forwarded from that station. No refund will be made of the railage charges
    paid for such exhibits.
    (b) All exhibits which have been sold or exchanged will be charged ordinary rates for all
    journeys made, irrespective of the points between which they were carried, and no
    refund of railage charges will be made.
    (c) All wagons, used on any of the journeys made, in excess of the number of wagons used
    for conveyance of the exhibits on the initial journey from the original forwarding
    station will be charged full rates, and no refund will be made on any portion of the
    railage charges paid for such excess number of wagons.
  3. Loading and Unloading shall be performed by owners.
  4. Responsibility—The department shall be relieved of all responsibility for loss of or
    damage to goods, fodder, or livestock carried free under the provisions of this section.
  5. Fodder—Consignors of show stock will be allowed free conveyance of fodder sufficient
    for both outward and homeward journeys. Free conveyance is not applicable to fodder railed
    from a sending station for use in feeding stock during the period they are on a showground.
  6. Boats for Use at Regattas and Surf Skis for Use at Life-saving Competitions
  7. Rowing, sailing, or motor boats exclusively for use in contests at regattas and rowing
    boats exclusively for use at inter-university, college, or secondary school rowing events will on
    the outward journey be charged Class C. Boats loaded on road trailers will be charged Class C
    on the total weight of the boat and trailer. The foregoing provisions are subject to a minimum
    charge as for 1 ton per four-wheeled wagon and 2 ton per bogie wagon.
  8. Check Wagons—Where a check wagon is used for a boat (or boats) consigned under the
    provisions of this section, the charge for such check wagon will not exceed the charge for the
    boat (or boats) as provided in paragraph 1 hereof.
  9. Surf Skis for use at life-saving competitions will on the outward journey be charged
    Class C if packed, or Class C plus 50 percent, if unpacked.
  10. For the Outward Journey the following certificate must be endorsed on the consignment
    note by the consignor:
    I hereby certify that the boat (or surf ski) entered hereon is being forwarded from
    to...exclusively for the purpose of being used in contests at [Insert name and place
    of event], and that the crews of the boat (or surf ski) will travel by rail or Railway Road
    Service to and from such event.
  11. On Being Returned from the regatta or life-saving competition the boats (together with
    road trailers) or surf skis will be conveyed from the original destination station to the
    original forwarding station at half rates, provided the following certificate is endorsed on the
    consignment note by the consignor:
    I hereby certify that the boat (or surf ski) entered hereon was consigned from...
    to... on..., and that it has been used exclusively in contests at [Insert name
    and place of event].
  12. Conditions—(a) The provisions of this section will apply only when all members of the
    crews of the boat (or surf ski) travel by rail or Railway Road Service to and from such events.
    (b) All loading and unloading is to be performed by owners, and the boats, trailers, or
    surf skis will be carried entirely at owners' risk.
  13. Household Removals
  14. Bona Fide Household Removals consisting of articles which have actually been in use in
    a household, including sewing machines, bicycles (pedal), pianos, organs, perambulators,
    and push-chairs, will be charged Class C plus 20 percent, and conveyed at the sole risk of the
    owner. Minimum weight per consignment, 30 cwt. Household removals in lesser quantities
    will be charged at such minimum, or on actual weight at Class C plus 50 percent, whichever
    is cheaper. Persons desiring the exclusive use of a wagon for such household removals may
    be allowed such exclusive use at a minimum charge as for 2½ tons per Kc, Kp, Ks, or Xc wagon
    or 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., at Class C plus 20 percent.
  15. Liability—Household removals will be accepted and conveyed at railway risk only after
    conclusion of a special contract with the department. The provisions of section 110 will not
    apply to consignments forwarded under the provisions of this section.
  16. Handling—The Department may require all loading and unloading to be performed by
    the owners, but where the loading or unloading is performed by the department, a charge
    of $1.13 per ton will be made for each service.


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🚂 Railway Freight Regulations - Livestock for Shows

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Livestock, agricultural shows, pastoral shows, consignment, railage charges, return journey, fodder

🚂 Railway Freight Regulations - Boats and Surf Skis for Competitions

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Boats, regattas, surf skis, life-saving competitions, inter-university, college, secondary school events, trailers, check wagon, consignor certificate

🚂 Railway Freight Regulations - Household Removals

🚂 Transport & Communications
Household removals, furniture, bicycles, pianos, organs, perambulators, push-chairs, railway risk, special contract, loading and unloading charges