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(3) Grain which has been rejected Same terms as No. 1. CHAP 



as wet, or on any other ac- Xj| 



count, and is subsequently 



treated and rendered fit for 



shipment and is actually 



shipped 



(4) Any additional handling performed by the Administration to be charged 



at actual cost of labour and supervision plus 10 per cent. 

 Fractions of a ton to be reckoned as 1 ton. 

 Fractions of a day to be reckoned as 1 day. 



(5) On all other cargo received 7 days' free storage, and thereafter 



from up-country by rail and to be charged at the ordinary 



bona fide for shipment, when Harbour Tariff rates, 



storage accommodation is 

 available. 



40. Particulars of sailings of vessels available for this traffic can be had on 

 application to Headquarters Offices, Johannesburg. 



41. The Administration does not now sell bags to the farming community. 



42. (a) In all cases bags of not less weight than 2J lbs., new and double 

 sewn, must be used, and consignors dispatching grain for export must endorse 

 the consignment note to the effect that the whole parcel of grain is double sewn 

 and packed in new 2\-lb. bags. The staff handling this traffic must inspect the 

 consignments frequently during loading into trucks, to ensure the bags being in 

 accordance with these regulations. 



(b) From and after I July, rgn, "A" quality twill bags, 8 porter, 8 shot, 

 of not less weight than 2\ lbs., new and double sewn, have been insisted upon. 



Note. — The weight of bags used for oats may be 2J lbs., but the bags must 

 in all other respects conform to the terms of this regulation. 



43. To prevent any misunderstanding with the public, the definition " double 

 sewn" is that the mouth of the bag must be sewn with double thread first one 

 way across and then in the reverse direction, the result being a line of xxxxxx 

 composed of thread across the closed bag. No " lugs " or " ears " should be made 

 on the bags. (This latter stipulation has since been made optional.) 



No marks of any description to be placed by senders on the mouth of bag. 



44. A register of private marks on bags will be prepared if senders will 

 forward their proposed mark. Private marks should be of simple design, a 

 square, circle, diamond, or other geometrical figure, with the initials or code word 

 of owner and station code mark from which goods are forwarded. 



45. Consignments are limited to a minimum of ro tons of one kind of grain. 

 Under Scheme A the Administration is prepared to accept smaller consignments 

 and store them, free of charge, until such time as the 10-ton minimum can be 

 made up either by original sender or by combining several small consignments 

 to make up the 10-ton minimum. Station masters who think that small consign- 

 ments are likely to remain on hand over a week under this arrangement must 

 immediately telegraph to this office tor instructions re forwarding. This arrange- 

 ment is purely for senders' convenience and entirely at their risk, and its accept- 

 ance should be specially endorsed on the consignment note. 



46. Every assistance practicable must be rendered by the station staff, but 

 senders must perform the loading themselves. Station masters should ascertain 

 as far as possible beforehand when consignments are likely to come forward, so 

 that truckage may be arranged, and double handling and storage at stations 

 avoided as far as possible. 



