Notes. 489 



Marking, Addressing, and Packing of Goods for 

 conveyance by Rail. 



The iiidilferent marking' aucl uddre.S8iLig' ot packug'es teudcred for 

 conveyance by rail is causing' the Railway Administration considerable 

 difficulty, and the result is that loss of goods in transit frequently 

 occurs and heavy clainis have to be met. 



ThivS is an important matter, and consignors of goods are urged, 

 in the public interest, to give it their special attention and carefully 

 carry out the requirements of tlie Railway Administration, whose 

 officials in charge of stations and goods depots have been instructed 

 to accept consignments for railage only Avhen the following conditions 

 have been complied with: — 



1. All old labels or marks must be removed or obliterated, marks 

 denoting" the original contents of packages being deleted ; as far as 

 possible, the actual contents must be marked on each package, i.e. 

 paraffin-oil, soap, candles, petrol, and such like cases used for 

 conveyance of other traffic should have the old brands obliterated, 

 and the nature of the repacked contents branded or stencilled on the 

 cases. 



2. Each article or package must — 



(a) be fully addressed, the method of marking being preferably 



by means of paint and brush, or alternatively by means 

 of a strong tie-on (linen label for preference), or adhesive 

 label firmly secured. 



(b) bear a distinguishing- mark together with the official code 

 mark of the destination, legibly and durably stencilled or 

 otherwise shown thereon. 



3. Goods consigned to sidings and stopping-places where there 

 is no resident staff must bear the consignee's name, address, and 

 destination in full, no abbreviations being used. 



4. Small consignments must have the name of sender and dis- 

 patching station legibly shown on each package. 



6. Consignments of such traffic as hides, skins, and metal bars 

 and rods in bundles, must have zinc, strong galvanized iron, or 

 wooden discs, giving consignee's name, address, and destination in 

 full, securely affixed thereto, preferably by wire, or alternatively the 

 address should be painted on each package. Bales of wool must be 

 clearly marked with consignee's initials, destination, station code, 

 bale number, and either sending station's code mark or station 

 number, w^hichever sender prefers. Hides and skins must be bound 

 with hempen rope. 



6. Consignments of bagged traffic in full direct truck loads to 

 one consignee must have the top layer marked by stencilling, or 

 alternatively one bag in every ten must be labelled ; but each label 

 must show the total number of bags in the consignment. 



7. Motor-cars — not packed — must have strong labels attached. 

 (Make of car and number must be endorsed on consignment note.) 



It is also desired to draw attention to the use of packages and 

 packing which do not sufficiently i)rotect the contents. Consignments 

 not securely or adequately protected, also where unsuitable receptacles 



