2272 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 77

Goods 29.7/31.1.6

29.7 Dogs accompanying passengers

Passengers accompanied by dogs must consign the dog at least 15 minutes before the due time of departure of the service except that when the journey is by rail and commenced from a station at which there are no booking facilities the passenger shall arrange the consignment with the guard. Owners must see their dogs safely placed on the service.

29.8 Rail accommodation

With the exception of guide dogs accompanying blind persons, dogs will be conveyed by passenger trains only when there is sufficient space or facilities in the guard's van for their accommodation and shall not be allowed in carriages.

29.9 Corporation's liability

The Corporation shall not be liable for loss when a dog, whether accompanied by a passenger or consigned, escapes through the slipping of the collar or the breakage of the chain, collar, or such other means of tether by which it is secured.

30 CORPSES

30.1 Wagon charges

The following wagon rates will be charged for the conveyance of corpses:

Per four wheeled wagon Class M rates
Per bogie wagon Double class M rates.

30.2 Passenger trains

The conveyance of corpses by passenger trains shall be at the option of the Corporation.

30.3 Packed casket

Where a casket containing a corpse is enclosed in a suitable outer packing case and the exclusive use of a wagon is not required, charges on gross weight as goods at class A rates shall apply.

31 NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND STEREOTYPE CASTS

31.1 Charges

Newspapers and periodicals shall be conveyed at the following rates:

31.1.1 Bulk consignments:

Packages of newspapers and periodicals shall be charged at the rate of $5.00 per 50 kilograms on the gross weight forwarded by the same consignor irrespective of the distance the packages are railed, provided that they are accompanied by a consignment note showing the number of packages for each station and the total weight of the whole consignment and subject to the following minimum quantities:

Newspapers 500 kilograms per week
Periodicals 4 tonnes each 4 weeks

31.1.2 Small consignments:

Newspapers and periodicals not complying with the minima prescribed above and also stereotype casts and type set up for reproduction purposes and consigned by or to newspaper or periodical printers and publishers, shall be carried at the following rates with charges being computed separately for each package:

31.1.3 Inter-island:

The charges prescribed above cover carriage by rail in both the North and South Islands and, in the case of packages conveyed under the provisions of clause 31.1.2, inter-island journeys shall be deemed to be one continuous rail journey.

31.1.4 Single copies:

Single newspapers shall be conveyed, irrespective of distance, at a uniform charge of 5 cents per copy.

31.1.5 Press matter:

Letters for newspaper and periodical printers and publishers containing bona fide press matter for publication, when so endorsed, shall be conveyed, irrespective of distance, at the uniform charge of 40 cents per letter.

31.1.6 Declaration:

A declaration that the packages do not contain other than the articles mentioned above must be printed or plainly written alongside the address on packages thus: "Newspapers only", "Periodicals only" or "Stereotype casts only" (as the case may be).

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