2264 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 77

Goods 21.5/22.3

21.5 Alterations to or specially constructed wagons

No article which requires for its carriage a specially constructed wagon, or any alteration to a wagon, shall be received and carried except under special arrangements.

21.6 Wagons overloaded or requiring adjustment of load

21.6.1 Wagons overloaded: Except as otherwise provided, where goods are loaded by a consignor or where a consignor has incorrectly stated the weight of the goods and the load of a four-wheeled wagon into which such goods are loaded is more than 500 kilograms in excess of the maximum carrying capacity marked on such wagon, or in the case of a bogie wagon where the load is more than one tonne in excess of the maximum carrying capacity marked on such wagon, the weight in excess of the maximum carrying capacity of such wagon shall be charged as a separate consignment with charges for the whole consignment being computed as though an additional wagon had been used for the whole journey. When the excess weight is removed to another wagon, the owner shall be charged for such removal at the rate of $16.00 per tonne.

21.6.2 Wagons unsafe: The weight of a load shall be distributed as evenly as possible over the floor of a wagon and the load must not exceed the limits of weight, quantity and gauge for the wagon. When the loading of a wagon performed by a consignor is considered unsafe, the Corporation will reload the wagon or adjust the load at a charge of $16.00 per tonne in the load subject to a minimum charge as for 3.5 tonnes. If a derailment should occur owing to any failure whatsoever on the part of the consignor to load the wagon in accordance with these provisions the consignor shall be responsible for any injury to any person or damage to any goods or property arising out of or caused or contributed to by such failure, and shall meet all claims arising therefrom.

21.6.3 Timber load adjustment: Minor timber adjustments which may be undertaken by the Corporation such as cutting off excess lengths of uprights and cross-ties, nailing insecurely fastened cross-ties, levelling off the top of the load, closing wagon doors, etc., in order to facilitate the prompt dispatch of wagons, shall be charged for at a rate of $14.30 per man-hour subject to a minimum charge as for half an hour.

21.6.4 Computation: For the purpose of charging under the provisions of this section, the weight of timber shall be calculated as follows: hardwood, 0.80 cubic metre to the tonne; all other timbers, 1.00 cubic metre to the tonne.

21.7 Minimum wagon load

21.7.1 Sole use of wagon: Except where otherwise provided, the charges for consignments of goods which, by reason of their bulk in relation to weight or other circumstances connected with the nature of the goods, require the sole use of a wagon for their carriage, and which goods if properly loaded will not permit other goods to be loaded in the same wagon, shall be computed at the appropriate rate for the commodity at the minimum weights provided in clause 21.7.2.

21.7.2 Minimum weight: Per four-wheeled wagon 3.5 tonnes.
Per bogie wagon 7.0 tonnes.

21.7.3 Class G goods: The charge for class G goods which require the sole use of a wagon shall not be less than the charge computed in the above minimum at class C rates.

21.7.4 Minimum weight exemption: The minimum weight shall not apply to consignments which do not require the sole use of a wagon and which, if properly loaded, permit other goods to be loaded in the same wagon even though in the particular case the consignment may in fact have the sole use of a wagon; except that this exemption shall not apply to goods which, owing to their length, require the use of a bogie wagon, which goods shall be chargeable under the provisions of clause 64; and except that where sole use of a wagon is allowed at the specific request of a consignor, the minimum weight listed above for the type of wagon concerned shall apply.

21.7.5 Right to decline to accept: The Corporation may decline to accept for carriage, or may accept for carriage only under special arrangement, articles which by reason of their excessive length, bulk, weight, or other circumstances the Corporation considers to be unsuitable for carriage, or suitable for carriage only under special conditions.

21.7.6 Workload on Corporation: In the case of consignments of traffic charged at rate classes A, B, C, D, E plus 25 percent, E plus 50 percent, or G, the units of the consignment must be such as will not impose on the Corporation unreasonable work in handling or tallying the goods.

22. PARCELS : TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON ALL SERVICES

22.1 Definition:

The Corporation shall undertake to convey at parcels rates, terms and conditions any package of 25 kilograms or less in weight, 0.30 cubic metre in volume and 2 metres measured in any one dimension. However, where any package of either a greater weight or a greater measurement is tendered for carriage at parcel rates it may be accepted at the option of the Corporation provided that the weight or dimensions are such as will not cause inconvenience in handling. Weight or measurement in excess of 25 kilograms or 0.30 cubic metre shall be treated as a separate consignment at the appropriate rate.

22.2 Rates to be prepaid

The charges on consignments forwarded as parcels must be prepaid.

22.3 Separate rates for each package

Except where otherwise provided, each parcel shall be charged for separately.

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