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(b) For Haulage from Ship to Ship or Private Store or Siding vice versa—

(c) For Handling at Government Sheds or Public Sidings—

(d) Delivery of Motor Vehicles, Motor-Vehicle Trailers, and Tractors completely assembled on their wheels may, at the option of the department, be given or taken by owners at the ship’s side. Except as otherwise provided, the charge for each vehicle so received or delivered will be $10. Where receipt or delivery is, or will be, taken under the provisions of this subparagraph the department will not be responsible for any damage howsoever caused or arising which may occur to any such vehicle after the same has been placed upon the wharf.

5. Haulage of Ship’s Ballast from ship’s side and tipping will be charged $4.83 per tonne (minimum charge $48.30).

6. Transhipments—The department reserves the right to decide whether wagons shall be supplied for goods to be hauled from ship to ship at a port.

Except as otherwise provided, bona fide transhipments from one vessel to another at the same port will be charged for haulage and storage at the following rates:

(a) When the goods are received ex ship into wagons and hauled to another ship for reshipment within 36 hours a haulage charge of $5.00 per tonne (minimum charge $25 per four-wheeled wagon) will apply.

(b) When the goods are received ex ship into wagons and are not reshipped within 36 hours or are hauled to shed for storage and afterwards redelivered to ship, a transhipment charge of $4.55 per tonne (minimum charge $1.00) will be made to cover handling in shed (or detention of wagons), and storage up to 1 week. In addition, charges totalling $10.00 per tonne will be made for haulage from the ship and to the ship as specified in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 4 of this section (minimum charge $50 per four-wheeled wagon). After the expiry of 1 week, storage will be charged at the rate ordinarily chargeable for storage at the station concerned.

*Subject to wagon minima prescribed in section 88, clause 1 (b).
†Where cranage charges are incurred the provisions of section 100, paragraph 1 will apply.

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(c) For the purposes of charging under the provisions of this paragraph the following basis will apply:

(i) The weight of timber will be calculated as follows:

Hardwood .. .. 0.82 m³ to the tonne.
All other timbers .. 1.00 m³ to the tonne.

(ii) In computing the period of 36 hours referred to in subparagraphs (b) and (c) hereof the following days will be treated as dies non:

Saturdays
Sundays
2 January
other days on which goods sheds are closed, including Anniversary Day, or the day observed in lieu thereof, in each province.

7. Computation—(a) Wool will be computed at the rate of six bales not exceeding 205 kg each to the tonne.

(b) The charges on ship’s goods, as defined in section 127, paragraph 2, will be computed on weight or measurement at the option of the department, vide section 127, paragraph 1.

(c) Bogie wagons will be charged at twice the rate for four-wheeled wagons.

97. Private Siding Traffic—Haulage, Handling, and Tallying Charges: Wagon Minima

98. Liability—Where the loading or unloading of traffic is performed by consignors or consignees at private stores and sidings, the department will take no responsibility for the condition of the goods or for delivery of quantities or weights as declared by consignors or consignees.

99. Minimum Loads—Except as provided in paragraph 3 hereof, or when wagons are fully loaded, the minimum load of a four-wheeled wagon consigned to or from a private siding will be as follows:

Goods, not otherwise specified .. 2.5 tonnes
Timber .. .. 2.65 m³
Wool .. .. 16 undumped or 8 double-dumped bales

The freight charges on a wagon containing less than the minimum load will be computed as follows:

(a) When the Siding is Located at a Station having Public Siding Facilities—The freight charges will be computed as for a minimum weight of 2.5 tonnes for the whole journey, or on actual weight plus $7.50 for each siding haulage involved, whichever is cheaper.

(b) When the Siding is Not Located at a Station having Public Siding Facilities—The freight charges will be computed as for a minimum weight of 2.5 tonnes for the whole journey, or as shown hereunder, whichever is cheaper:

(i) Traffic from the siding: As for 2.5 tonnes from the siding to the nearest station with public siding facilities, and at actual weight from there to destination.

(ii) Traffic to the siding: On actual weight from the forwarding station to the station with public siding facilities nearest to the private siding, and as for 2.5 tonnes from there to the private siding.

(c) Shunting Charges—In cases where provision is made for a shunting charge to be enforced in respect of traffic to or from a private siding and a wagon containing less than the prescribed minimum is hauled, the shunting or haulage charge will, except as provided in subparagraph (d) hereof, be enforced according to whichever is the greater.

(d) In any case where the annual siding rental has been waived and a shunting charge imposed in lieu thereof, the shunting charge will be enforced in addition to haulage charges where such are applicable.

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 64