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best Porters to attend specially to them. Such Por- 116. Every Station Clerk must see the Mails proters shall be designated "First Signal Porter," perly sorted and sent off from his Station. He must " Second Signal Porter," and so on, in the Pay Bill; also receive all Mails and see that no mistakes take the "Second Signal Porter" being the man ap- place. Station Clerks will be held responsible for pointed to attend to the Signals during the absence any mistakes that may occur, of the " First Signal Porter." 117. Smoking is strictly prohibited in any covered 101. The weighing- machines and weighbridges part of the Railway Premises, or in Carriages other must be kept clean, the knife-edges and other parts than those appointed for the purpose, and gaming or must be slightly greased, and the steelyard and other games of chance are forbidden. indii-ator kept bright, so that the letters and figures 118. No person can be allowed to ride on Railway thereon may be legible. Each machine must be Wagons either empty or loaded, or Goods or Pasbalanced ready for work the first thing every morning, senger Vans, except by special permission of the Machines which have a brake lever or other ungear- Manager. ing apparatus must be carefully kept out of gear 119. No Fire must be allowed in or near any of except when weighing. the Stations or Buildings, except in the regular fire--102. Iv frosty weather the Station Clerk will places. Any person lighting or allowing a fire to be be held responsible for keeping Fires in the so lit will be fined. Water Cranes at his Station, so as to prevent the 120. All Letters aud Parcels, except Money, must freezing of such cranes. be placed by the Clerk at each Station in the Guard's 103. At Stations where there is Goods Traffic one Van, and iif the Box provided for that purpose, and or more Tail Ropes must be kept for the use of the in that portion marked with the name of the Station Stations. for which such Letter or Parcel is intended. On the 104. Whenever any vehicle has received injury, arrival of every Train the Clerk must see what however slight in appearance, by getting oft' the line Letters are in the Box for his Station, and must or otherwise, it must not be allowed to continue in deposit in their respective Boxes the Letters, &c, traffic until it has been inspected and pronounced for other Stations. A Box will be put in the Guard's safe by the Inspector of Rolling-stock or his deputy. Van for the conveyance of all letters and moneys to 105. Station Clerks must give ten days' notice at the Head Office. least, to the Manager, of great Markets, Show-days, 121. All Clerks are to report any Driver going at Races, &c, in the neighbourhood of their Stations, rapid speed through Points or over Turn-tables, that extra accommodation may be provided. 122. Station Clerks are required to see that the 106. Whenever any Goods or Station Clerk has Rails are sanded in slippery weather, so as to prevent any complaints or remarks to make whatever, they the Engine slipping. must be made on the back of the Goods and Pas- 123. All small Packages are to be put into the senger Returns. Guard's Van and locked up by the Guard, and a 107. Any subject of importance must always be separate Way-bill, entitled " Van Way-hill" must be communicated imtnediatelv in writing. made out for everything in the Van. 108. Horse Boxes, Cattle and Sheep Wagons, 124. Each Guard must make a Report on Running must be thoroughly cleaned immediately after being Sheet showing cause of delay, if any, and noting late used. starts. These Reports are to be sent to the Head 109. Slings must be invariably used when lifting Office, and, if the Guard reports delays caused by by crane wet casks, such as wine, spirits, oil, &c, and Engine-driver, the Locomotive Foreman will make also for boxed carriages or other bulky packages, searching inquiries into the cause, and report the Cant or dog hooks may be used for dry casks and same to the Head of his Department. other solid packages. 125. The Chief Clerk will attend to all irregu--110. The loading, SECuniNG, and sheeting of larities on the part of the Traffic Department, goods, timber, &c, should be done so as to prevent 126. Lost Luggage, not previously claimed, must the possibility of anything falling off or extending be forwarded by first Train on the Monday morningbeyond the proper limit, and the goods should be next after the day on which it was found, to the sheeted so as to prevent the possibility of fire. The Manager, together with a List giving full particulars greatest care is necessary in this particular, as relative to each article, accompanied by a Way-bill, improper loading is likely, not only to cause serious which must be given to the Guard with the Luggage, damage to the Rolling-stock or the works of the Lost Luggage, Register Books are kept at the Stations, Line, but may occasion accident to subsequent trains into which particulars of every article found must be from articles falling off and forming obstructions, entered immediately on its delivery to the Station Round timber must be specially secured. Goods Clerk. Any person making application for lost Lug. must be loaded in such a manner that they may not gage must give the date, Train, and full description be damaged by concussion or chafing. All casks of of the lost property, before he is allowed to see spirits or other liquids must be blocked tightly. it, should it be in the Railway's possession. On 111. Trucks must be loaded in such a manner as delivering it up, a Luggage Delivery Note must be to distribute the weight of the load as equally as signed by the party receiving the articles. All lost possible between the four wheels. The maximum Luggage which has been claimed, when not properly load allowed for any Truck or Wagon is five tons, addressed, or which is merchandise, or lost through 112. Every Truck or Wagon, as soon as loaded, the carelessness of the passenger, must be returned must have a card affixed, with number of truck, desti- to the owner, the regular charges being made upon it. nation, and date, and which must always be removed When Luggage has been mis-sent, or lost, through as soon as a truck is unloaded. the carelessness of the Railway Servants, it must be 113. No Package is to be allowed to be taken into returned free of charge, any carriage which cannot be put under the seat occupied by the Passenger. INSPECTORS OF THE LINE. 114. The Clerk must see that the Guard delivers 127. The Line Inspectors must take observations, all Parcels, Luggage, &c, to the Porters appointed make inquiries, and render reports to the Manager as to take charge oi' them. to the following matters : — 115. A man must be told off for the duty of Search- (1.) Proper use of Signals. ing the Carriages of all Trains immediately on arrival (2.) Signalling of Trains at Stations, at their destination, (3.) Signalling by Gatekeepers.