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(4) The Administration should add on its sale price an amount that would CHAP 



cover cost of handling, interest on capital and other charges. The XII. " 

 amount of percentage to be added to be a matter for agreement between 

 the respective Administrations. 



(5) The bags only to be sold for cash on delivery. 



4. The charge, if any, to be made for grading and stamping bags with 

 Government mark. 



5. To decide : — 



(a) whether mealies exported not through the Administration, but forwarded 



to independent consignees, are to be stamped with the Government 

 stamp, and, if so, the charge to be made ; 



(b) the course to be taken in the event of the foregoing being agreed to, 



and the procedure to be taken in the case of senders who decline to 

 submit to Government examination and stamping. 

 It was unanimously agreed 



(1) that all bags of mealies to receive the advantage of the low railway rate 



would require to be graded and stamped by the Government and that 

 the charge for such services in the case of mealies other than those ex- 

 ported through the Government would be Jd. per bag ; 



(2) where consignor did not agree to this course the full ordinary grain rate 



would be charged for conveyance of such consignment ; 



(3) the grading of export maize from South Africa should only take place at 



the ports, the Natal delegates reserving their assent pending the decision 

 arrived at at the forthcoming meeting at Durban. 



6. To consider : — 



(a) by whom the Bills of Lading shall be prepared and to whom forwarded, 



also whether 



(b) such officer is to be authorized to prepare bills of lading in the case of 

 consignments not forwarded through the Administration for disposal, 

 and, if so, the charge therefor. 



(a) It was agreed that in the case of maize entrusted to the Government for 

 conveyance and for sale in Europe, the respective Coastal Administrations 

 would arrange for the preparation of the bills of lading and other requisite 

 documents, render the necessary services at the port of shipment, and would 

 forward the documents as may be required. 



(b) It was agreed where consignor desired the service rendered that for 

 making out bills of lading and other documents and rendering the other 

 usual services necessary for consignments not forwarded through the Ad- 

 ministration, a charge of 3d. per ton be made, with a minimum of 10s. and a 

 maximum of £2 10s. per consignment from one consignor to one consignee in 

 one shipment, these charges to include provision of forms, preparation of bills 

 of lading and clerical work in connection with payment of wharfage and other 

 port charges, and the payment of stamps required by law to be affixed to the 

 documents in compliance with Customs formalities and requirements, as well as 

 any other usual and necessary services not included in the special export railway 

 rate. 



Messrs. Smith, Lyell and Price recorded their dissent from the stipulation 

 that a separate charge would be made for the second instalment, in case of part 

 shipments due to no fault of the sender of a consignment. 



7. To decide whether the consignments are to be carried at owner's risk, or 

 otherwise the course of procedure to be followed. 



It was decided that the special railway rate quoted should be regarded as an 

 owner's risk rate, but that the Administration would insure the maize against 

 ordinary risk, in the case of consignments entrusted to it for conveyance and 



