988 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 33

60.1.2 Where Corporation's lifting appliances are used … … … *$5.15 per tonne includ- ing cranage Minimum charge $5.15

60.1.3 Where ships' lifting appliances other than the Corporation's are used:

Goods not otherwise specified … … … … … *$4.52 per tonne Minimum charge $4.52

Coal … … … … … … … $1.29 per tonne Minimum charge $1.29

*Lifting appliances for loading or unloading scrap iron or steel will be provided only under special arrangement.

†The Corporation will not undertake to load or unload scrap iron or steel.

60.2 Tallying

Except where otherwise specified, when senders who do their own loading, or consignees who do their own unloading, desire the Corporation to check and give receipts for goods in respect of which loading or unloading charges are prescribed, a charge at $3.29 per tonne shall be made for tallying subject to a minimum charge of $3.29. The Corporation reserves the right to decline to undertake the tallying of goods.

60.3 Covering

If the covering of any goods referred to in clause 60.2 is performed by the Corporation a labour charge of $5.89 per tarpaulin shall be made irrespective of whether such goods are loaded by owners or the Corporation. The Corporation will not accept responsibility in respect of such goods on account of their not being covered by tarpaulins. Consignors who undertake the covering of any goods shall make good all damage to tarpaulins arising from such goods being insufficiently or negligently covered, secured, or protected.

60.4 Additional charges

Except as otherwise provided, in cases where the nature or condition of any goods (or the containers in which such goods are packed) is such that additional costs are incurred in the handling of such goods from or to railway wagons, or in any handling incidental thereto, such additional costs shall be borne by the consignor or consignee as the case may be.

61. PRIVATE SIDING TRAFFIC: HAULAGE, HANDLING AND TALLYING CHARGES AND WAGON MINIMA

61.1 Acceptance of private siding traffic

Where the loading or unloading of traffic is performed by consignors or consignees at private stores or sidings, the Corporation shall not accept the goods for carriage unless they are consigned at "owner's risk" or on "declared terms", in accordance with the provisions of clause 20.

61.2 Minimum wagon loads

Except as provided in clause 61.7 or when wagons are fully loaded, the minimum load of a four wheeled wagon consigned to or from a private siding shall be as follows:

Goods, not otherwise specified … … … … 3.5 tonnes

Timber … … … … … … … 3.5 cubic metres

Wool … … … … … … … 20 undumped or 10 double-dumped bales

61.3 Less than minimum load: near public siding

When the siding is located at a station having public siding facilities the goods charges on a wagon containing less than the minimum load shall be computed as for a minimum weight of 3.5 tonnes for the whole journey, or on the actual weight plus $22.09 for each siding haulage involved, whichever is greater.

61.4 Less than minimum load: no public siding

When the siding is not located at a station having public siding facilities the goods charges on a wagon containing less than the minimum load shall be computed as for a minimum weight of 3.5 tonnes for the whole journey, or on actual weight plus $22.09 for each siding haulage involved, whichever is greater.

61.4.1 Traffic from the siding: Charged as for 3.5 tonnes from the siding to the nearest station with public siding facilities, and at actual weight from there to destination.

61.4.2 Traffic to the siding: Charged for the actual weight from the forwarding station to the station with public siding facilities nearest to the private siding, and as for 3.5 tonnes from there to the private siding.

61.5 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 shall, except as provided in clause 61.6 be enforced according to whichever is the greater.

61.6 Shunting charge in lieu of rental

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

61.7 Local haulage

61.7.1 Haulage charge: Where goods are hauled between private stores or sidings, railway sheds, or public sidings at the same station with no other railage involved the haulage charge shall be as follows: