24 MARCH THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 993

67.1.2 For use of cranes:
All classes of goods ... ... ... $25.75 per tonne. Minimum charge $25.75.
Cost of labour and/or supervision additional.

68. CHARGES ON SHIPS’ GOODS
    68.1 Method of charging
    Charges on ships’ goods shall be computed on cubic measurement or on actual weight, whichever charge is greater, when conveyed on the port lines from Breakwater to New Plymouth, Lyttelton to Christchurch, Port Chalmers to Dunedin, or Bluff to Invercargill.

68.2 Definition
The term “ships’ goods” for the purposes of this clause means and includes goods received direct from ships on to the railway, and, except where otherwise provided, refers only to goods of classes A, B, C, D and G (including such goods which are subject to a percentage or other increase).

68.3 Separate consignments
In computing the railage charges on goods ex-ship each bill of lading shown on the manifest is to be treated as covering a separate consignment. In the event of there being more than one entry on the manifest for the same consignee such entries shall not be grouped but the charges shall be computed separately.

68.4 Cashin Quay
Ships’ goods railed from Cashin Quay berth, Lyttelton to Christchurch, shall not be charged under the provisions of this clause: such goods shall be charged at classified rates.

69. SHUNTING CHARGES ON LOADS FOR SHIPMENT
    69.1 The classified or local rates or haulage charges on goods for shipment cover the placing of the wagons containing such goods at the ship’s side. Where a request is made to the Corporation, either before or after the wagons are placed at the ship’s side, for the wagons to be sorted for a particular hold or port of discharge, and such sorting necessitates additional shunting work beyond that which would ordinarily be required to place such wagons at the ship’s side, or where, owing to a ship moving to another berth, wagons which have already been placed at the ship’s side require to be moved to the ship’s side in its new berth, the additional service shall be charged for at the rate of $73.62 per hour, subject to a minimum charge of $36.81 for each service.

70. WHARVES AND PORT CONTAINER TERMINALS
    70.1 Charges
    Except where otherwise specified the following rates and charges shall be levied in the case of employees engaged by the Corporation in shunting, supervising, or in any other way in connection with a ship, wharf, or port container terminal.

70.1.1 Ordinary working hours: No charges will be levied for employees engaged by the Corporation in shunting, supervising or in any other way in connection with the ship, wharf, or container terminal during the ordinary working hours.

70.1.2 Weekday outside ordinary hours: The ship or port container terminal shall be charged at the ordinary rate ruling for a senior shunter as determined by the General Manager of the Corporation, pursuant to the State Services Conditions of Employment Act 1977, for employees engaged by the Corporation in shunting, supervising, or in any other way in connection with the ship, wharf, or port container terminal between 0600 hours and 0800 hours and between 1700 hours and 2000 hours Monday to Friday inclusive, holidays excepted.

70.1.3 Saturday hours: The ship or port container terminal shall be charged at one and a half times the rate specified in clause 70.1.2 for employees engaged by the Corporation in shunting, supervising, or in any other way in connection with the ship, wharf, or port container terminal between 0600 hours and 1200 hours on Saturdays, holidays excepted.

70.1.4 Other times: Except as provided above the ship or port container terminal shall be charged at double the rate specified in clause 70.1.2 for employees engaged by the Corporation in shunting, supervising, or in any other way in connection with the ship, wharf, or port container terminal and an undertaking must in every case be given before work is commenced that payment will be made.

70.2 Working hours
For the purposes of this clause the ordinary working hours of the Corporation are as provided in clause 20.15.

70.3 Special Cargo
Where ships discharge any cargo which by reason of its nature or condition comes within any provision of any Waterfront Industry Tribunal’s orders or any agreement made with the representatives of the New Zealand Waterside Workers Unions at the various ports whether or not such agreement is in substitution for any such order, and so requires the payment of a special rate exceeding the ruling rates of pay for the handling of such cargo, or for work deemed to be incidental to the discharging of the cargo, then in such cases, in addition to the rates that would be payable had they not been subject to such provisions or agreement as aforesaid, the ship or port container terminal shall be charged in respect of all employees engaged by the Corporation and entitled to such rate exceeding the ruling rate of pay the extra cost incurred by the Corporation for the shunting, supervising, or any other duties incidental to the handling of such cargo.

70.4 Agreement to payment
In every case where the shipowner does not have an office at the port where extra cost as referred to in clause 70.3 is incurred, it shall be a condition precedent to the work performed by the Corporation’s employees, incidental to the handling of such cargo that the ship’s agent shall be deemed to have agreed with the Corporation for the payment by such agent of such additional cost.