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8. The Association will take delivery of all wool allocated to it under this agreement from the store of the Government Broker in whose store the wool is stored at the following places at which the appraisement of greasy wool is conducted, namely, at Auckland, Wellington, Wanganui, Napier, Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, Oamaru, Nelson, Blenheim, Ohristchurch, Timaru Dunedin and Invercargill and shall at its own cost bear all transport costs and charges on such wool from that store to the scouring works at which the wool is to be scoured. 9. (1) The Association will take delivery of all wool allocated to it for scouring from the store of the Government Broker not later than the fifty-sixth day after the date of appraisement of that wool by a Government Appraiser. (2) If the Government Broker in whose store the wool is stored at the date of appraisement of that wool within twenty-eight days after the date of appraisement of that wool, gives to the Government Wool Scourer to whom that wool has been allotted by the Association or if the Government Broker is not aware of the Government Wool Scourer to whom that wool has been allotted then to the Secretary of the Association addressed to his office in Ohristchurch, notice that the space occupied by that wool is or will be required by the Government Broker for other purposes and that wool is not removed from his store within twenty-eight days after the date of appraisement, the Government Wool Scourer or the Association as the case may be shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by the Government Wool Broker in restacking that wool. (3) If the Association fails or neglects to take delivery of any wool allocated for scouring within fifty-six days after the date of appraisement the Association will pay to the Government Broker in whose store the wool is stored his charges for storage for any period in excess of fifty-six days after the date of appraisement at the rate of fourpence per bale for each week or part of a week falling between the thirtieth day of November in one year and the first day of March in the following year and at the rate of threepence per bale for each week or part of a week falling between the twenty-eighth day of February and the first day of December in any year. (4) The Government Wool Scourer shall not be liable to pay any Government Brokers delivery charge on any such wool. (5) " Date of Appraisement " for the purpose of this clause means the day on which the appraisement was completed of all the wool submitted for appraisement on the same occasion at all the wool stores in the same locality. 10. The Association will in accordance with the normal custom in the Wool Scouring trade recondition any wool pack which requires reconditioning as a container for any wool. 11. The Association will sort, scour, bale, mark and deliver all wool allocated to it under this agreement in accordance with particulars of types of scoured wool supplied to it from time to time by the Minister and in accordance with the requirements of the Minister. 12. (1) Forthwith on completion of the scouring of any wool by the Association the Association shall notify the Minister or the person appointed by the Minister in that behalf that such wool is available for inspection and examination. (2) If on such inspection and examination the Government Appraiser or other person appointed bv the Minister in that behalf is satisfied that such, wool has been sorted, scoured, baled and marked in accordance with the provisions of this agreement lie shall issue to the Association a certificate to that effect. 13. (1) Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding paragraph of this clause, the Association will at its own cost store all wool for the time being held by it under this agreement until the expiration of the twenty-eighth day after the date on which notice is given by the Association under the provisions of paragraph (1) of clause 12 hereof. (2) If on inspection and examination pursuant to clause 12 hereof the Government Appraiser or other person is not satisfied that such wool has been sorted, scoured, baled and marked or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, the Association will at its own cost store such wool until the expiration of twenty-eight days after the date of issue of the certificate provided by clause 12 hereof. (3) If the Association is required to store such wool for any period in excess of the period described in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of this clause as the case may be, the Minister will pay to the Association storage in respect of such excess period at the rate of fourpence per bale for each week or part of a week falling between the thirtieth November in one year and the first March in the followingyear and at the rate of threepence per bale for each week or part of a week falling between the twenty-eighth day of February and the first day of December in any year. 14. (1) The Association will at its own cost deliver all wool scoured by it under this agreement to a port store at which ocean going steamers call in the normal course of their loading and will pay all transport costs and charges on. such wool up to and including the loading of that wool into the ship at the port of delivery. (2) In any case where such wool has been delivered to a port store in accordance with shipping instructions given to the Association by or on behalf of the Minister the Association shall not be liable to pay any storage charges that may be incurred on such wool pending shipment but in any other case the Association shall pay such charges for storage, for any period during which the Association is required to provide storage under the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the last preceding clause hereof as the case may be.

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