LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

57. Milk and Cream

58. Rates—The charges for milk and cream will be computed on the capacity of cans at the following rates:

The minimum railage charge for each consignment will be 14c.

2. Cans of milk and cream collected direct from farmers by dairy companies or carters employed by the dairy companies and forwarded by rail to factories may be dispatched as one consignment.

3. Marking of Cans—Each can must be legibly marked with the capacity thereof (in litres), and the name of the owner, and the station from which he consigns the can.

4. Empty Cans—Empty milk or cream cans being returned from the original consignee and receiving station to the original consignor and forwarding station will be conveyed free: provided that the Department reserves the right to refuse such free conveyance in the case of any dairy factory which utilises means other than the railway for the carriage of the output of such factory, when the railway is available for the transport of such output.

5. Test Samples—Test boxes containing samples of milk or cream sent to central offices for testing purposes will be conveyed at the rate applicable to milk and cream consigned to factories. When returning empty they will be conveyed free.

6. Skim-milk—Where milk is sent by rail to factories, and the consignors of the milk have their skim-milk returned to them, such skim-milk will be carried under the provisions of paragraph 5 of this section.

7. Humanised Milk—Humanised milk will be charged the rates applicable to milk not otherwise specified, and carried under the same conditions.

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

58. Library Exchanges

59. Books for exchange forwarded between subscribers and recognised circulating libraries will be carried at one-half parcels rates, with a minimum charge of 14c per package, under the following conditions:

(a) The sender’s name must be shown on each parcel.

(b) A declaration must be given on the consignment note that the package contains books, or other articles specially authorised by the General Manager.

(c) A clear indication of the contents must be given on each package.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this section will be applicable in other cases authorised by the General Manager.

3. The terminal charge specified in paragraph 2 of section 55 will not apply to parcels forwarded under this section. Consignees must take delivery at destination station.

4. Homing-pigeons

5. Homing-pigeons sent to a station to be liberated for a race or liberated for training will, on production of a certificate as per paragraph 3 hereof, be charged as follows:

By goods trains . . . . . Class C rates and conditions.

By express or passenger trains . . Ordinary parcels rates, computed on the separate weight of each container.

2. The terminal charge as provided in section 55, paragraph 2, will not be enforced and consignments conveyed under the provisions of this section will not be delivered by the Department.

3. Certificate—To obtain the benefits of this section, a certificate in the following form from the secretary of the club to which the owners belong must be produced:

I hereby certify that the pigeons to the number of . . . . . . . consigned from . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . on . . . . . . .are the property of members of . . . . . . . Club, and are being forwarded to . . . . . . .for the purpose of competing in a race [or training].

4. Empty Boxes, etc.—The empty hampers and boxes will be returned free to the sending station.

5. General—Pigeons not coming within the provisions of this section will be charged at the appropriate rates for “birds”, vide section 54 (parcels consignments), or at class C rates and conditions (goods consignments).