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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910.
Undeclared gool s
Mixed goods
Owner's risk notes
Terminal charges
Wharfuge
20.--Consignments of goods, the contents of which are not. declared in writing by the senders, or which cannot be clearly described, are charged for at First Class Rates unless there is reason to suppose that they should be treated as under the Explo- sive Class.
21.-Packages containing two or more classes of goods are charged on the whole weight at the rate for the highest class of goods the package contains.
22.--All goods in the special classes will be carried at owner's risk only, which absolves the Railway from liability to pay any claim except for the loss of a complete consignment, or of one or more complete packages forming part of a consignment, due either to the wilful neglect of the Railway or to the theft by, or to the wilful neglect of the servants, transport agents, or carriers employed by the Railway before, during and after transit over the said Railway or other Railway lines working in connection there- with, or by any other transport agency or agencies employed by them respectively for the carriage of the whole or any part of the said consignment. Provided the term · Wilful neglect " be not held to include fire, robbery from a running train, or any other unforeseen event or accident.
23.-Terminal charges will be levied in addition to the actual mileage rates upon all classes except special classes at the rate of 2 cents per picul for each station, or 4 cents in all, but they will not be charged whenever the minimum limitation applies.
24. The following wharfago will be levied on all classes of goods, and will be calculated on the weight of the consignment, subject to a minimum of one picul, at the following rates:
Circumstances.
Time allowed Free.
Rate.
Note.
Suchfloods
Perpiculor
On Goods for des-` patch brought to
a
station
but
without consign- | ment notes.
Closing time of the
part of શ picul for 1
are only ac- cepted and
day of ar rival.
day or part of a day in
On Goods await-)
ing delivery ex- cept timber.
Closing time of the day follow- ingthedate of arrival.
excess of free allow ance 2 ets.
de.
retained at owners risk #ntil A Railway receipt is granted.
Goods will he ware- housed space is, available.
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