Warehousing.—For the Warehousing of Goods, consigned to wait orders at the station, the delivery of which for some cause or other is not taken within 48 hours from the time the advice note is posted, the following charges are made:—5 cents. (one halfpenny) per 100 kilos. (2 cwt.) or part of 100 kilos. per day for the first three days after the expiration of the time fixed above, minimum charge 10 cents. (1d.), and for every subsequent day 10 cents. (1d.) per 100 kilos. or part of 100 kilos. per day.
Goods consigned to “domicile,” and which are not delivered in consequence of consignee being absent or unknown or refusing to accept delivery, are subject to the same warehouse charges, provided an advice of the cause of the non-delivery is immediately addressed by the railway company to the sender. In this case the company are entitled to charge return cartage of the goods to the station.
The same warehouse charges are made at sending stations if the goods for some cause or other cannot be despatched within 24 hours after delivery to the station; besides which, the Railway Company can decline to receive goods at their stations or quays unless they are ready for immediate dispatch.
Demurrage.—For truck loads, which may be loaded or unloaded by sender and consignee respectively at their option, the following regulations apply:—At sending stations the trucks must be loaded within 24 hours from the time they are held at the disposal of sender, after which 10 frs. (8s.) per truck per day is charged. At destination stations, the trucks must be released during the day following the date of the advice sent by the railway company to consignee, provided such advice can be delivered before 5.30 p.m. on the day it is sent, failing which one day more is allowed. After the time allowed has elapsed, the railway company can at their discretion unload the trucks, and make a charge of 30 cents. (3d.) per ton, the goods unloaded being subject to the general regulations and warehouse charges; or the goods may be allowed to remain in the trucks and a charge made, after the stipulated time allowed, of 10 frs. (8s.) per truck per day. Sundays and fête days are not taken into account in the time allowed for the loading or unloading of the trucks.
Carriages.—The rates charged for the conveyance of carriages are as follows:—
| Per carriage. Per kilometre. | Per mile. | |
|---|---|---|
| Carriages with 2 or 4 wheels, and one seat in the interior | 0·25 cents. | (3d.85.) |
| Carriages with 2 seats in the interior, omnibuses, stage coaches, &c. | 0·32 ” | (4d.94.) |
| Furniture vans empty are charged at the rate of | 0·20 ” | (3d.08.) |
If loaded, an additional charge is made of 14 cents. per 1,000 kilos. per kilometre (2·16d. per ton per mile) for the contents of the van.
Horses and Cattle.—The following rates apply to the conveyance of horses and cattle by goods train:—