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article on any of the premises of a railway without able articles, not taken away within six hours after the consent of the General Manager, shall forfeit a arrival at the station to which they are consigned, sum not exceeding ten pounds. may be forthwith sold, by auction or otherwise, 38. All persons employed on or about the railway without notice to the sender or consignee ; and payor wharf are strictly prohibited from using the re- ment or tender of the net proceeds of any such sale, freshment-room ; and every such person partaking of after deduction of freight and expenses, shall be intoxicating liquor at such refreshment-room will be accepted as equivalent to delivery. liable to instant dismissal. 46. All empties not taken away within one month 39. Any person attending upon the refreshment- after arrival will be sold to defray expenses. room who shall supply an employe on or about the 47. All goods and merchandise, whether bonded or railway or wharf with intoxicating liquor shall be free, and all luggage, having arrived at its destinaliable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and tion, shall bo removed by the consignees from the shall be dismissed from his employment. • platform and sheds within twelve working hours; and any free goods, merchandise, or luggage not removed Merchandise. ky" that time may be stored at the risk and expense 40. Neither Her Majesty the Queen nor the lessee of the consignees or owners, and will become subject of any railway will be accountable for any articles to such charges as may from time to time be duly unless the same be signed for as received by some fixed with respect to the railway; and any bonded clerk or agent; nor will the)-, or any of them, be re- goods or merchandise which shall not be removed sponsible for the loss of or damage to money in cash, within the period aforesaid shall be subject to the or bills, or promissory notes, or securities for money, payment of the sum of two shillings per ton per or jewellery, trinkets, rings, precious stones, bullion, day until the removal of the same from the railway gold and silver plate, clocks, watches, mirrors, premises. marbles, lace, furs, silks, writings, title-deeds, prints, 48. Any goods, merchandise, or luggage, arriving paintings, maps, or other valuables; nor for damage a t any station, which shall not be removed from the done to china, glass, musical instruments, furniture, railway premises within twelve working hours, may be toys, castings, or any other such hazardous or brittle stored at risk and expense of the consignee or owner, articles, unless they shall have been declared as such, 49. All tolls and charges and warehousing charges and a special agreement entered into for the same; must be paid immediately to the person duly authornor for any loss or damage to any goods in their i Z ed to receive the same. hands as carriers, or in their warehouse, or on their 50. If any person refuses or fails to pay the laiidiug-places, arising from fire (except from their proper charges for any goods carried on a railway, own engine or apparatus), the act of God, civil com- or received on, stored in, or delivered from any motion, or foreign enemies ; nor for the loss of or wharf, pier, jetty, shed, or yard connected therewith, damage done to goods put into boxes or packages O r any charge for demurrage, for one month after described as empties; nor for damage of any goods demand of same by any person duly authorized to or packages insufficiently or improperly packed, or collect such charges, any such goods, or in case such containing a variety of articles liable by breaking to goods have been delivered, then any other goods on damage each other or other articles ; nor for leakage, the premises of the railway belonging to the same nor for any loss or damage whatsoever by reason of person, may, by order of the Minister, be sold; and accidental or unavoidable delays in transit or other- the proceeds of such sale shall be used first for paywise, ing the said charges and the expenses of such sale, 41. Every person, before delivering any of the and the balance, if any, shall be paid over to the special goods above mentioned at auy railway station, owner of the goods sold. shall first give to the person in charge of such station 51. If any such goods are left on the premises of a statement in writing declaring the nature and value the railway, and the owner thereof, or the person of such special goods, and the person so in charge liable for the charges thereon, is not known, the shall give a receipt for the same, specifying the Minister may cause it to be publicly notified that nature and value so declared. such goods will be sold upon a day named in such 42. No person, unless he has first delivered such notice, not less than one month from the publication statement and received such receipt, shall be entitled thereof; and if such goods are not removed and the to recover, in respect to any loss or damage of or to charges thereon paid before such day, the said goods any such special goods, any greater sum than five ma y be sold, and the balance of the proceeds of such pounds in respect of any such parcel in which any sale, after paying the charges upon such goods, shall such special goods are packed, ten pounds per head be paid into the Public Trust Office, and shall bo in respect of any horses, five pounds per head in paid by the Public Trustee to any person establiahrespect of any neat cattle, and one pound per head iug a lawful claim thereto. in respect of any sheep or swine. 52. The above conditions, numbered from 40 to 43. No claim for loss or damage will bo allowed 50, both inclusive, apply to all parcels and goods unless specified in writing, and made within two days received by the proper officers of the railway at the after delivery in case of partial loss or damage, or offices and warehouses thereof, wherever situate, within seven days after the due time of delivery in case of total loss. SCHEDULE. 44. No person shall have any right to send by a Railways os wnicn above By-Laws and Regurailway any goods of a dangerous nature; and if any lations ake to be in Foece. person attempts to send by a railway, or deposits in Kaipara to Riverhead Railway: Kaipara to Riverany premises of the railway, any box or package head. containing any such goods, or any goods declared by Auckland to Mercer Railway: Auckland to Mercer, the regulations, or publicly notified by the Minister, and Onehunga Branch. to be" of a dangerous l'ature, without distinctly Napier to Waipukurau Railway: Napier Spit to marking the contents on the outside of such box or Waipukurau. package, or giving notice in writing of the contents Wellington to Masterton Railway: Wellington to to the officer in charge of the station at which such Upper Hutt, box or package is left, he shall be guilty of a mis- Waitara to Wanganui Railway : Waitara to New demeanour. Plymouth. 45. Fruit, fish, meat, poultry, and any other perish Picton to Blenheim Railway : Picton to Blenheim.