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[Ch. 55.] Dock and shipping charges.

9. Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of a companyto make any charges. which it is authorised by any Act of Parliament to make in respect of any accommodation or services provided or rendered by the company at or in connection with docks or shipping places.

Provisions as to parishes

10. The following provisions and regulations shall be applicable to the conveyance of perishable merchandise by passenger train:—

(a) The company shall afford reasonable facilities for the expeditious conveyance of the articles classified as perishables, either by passenger train or other similar service:

(b) Such facilities shall be subject to the reasonable regulations of the company for the convenient and punctual working of its passenger train service, and, shall not include any obligation to convey perishables by any particular train :

(c) The company shall not be under obligation to convey by passenger train, or other similar service, any merchandise other than perishables : (d) Any question as to the facilities afforded by the company under these provisions and regulations shall be determined by the rates tribunal.

Charges for services not otherwise provided for

11.—(1) A company may charge for the services hereunder mentioned, or any of them when rendered to a trader at his services not request or for his convenience a reasonable sum:—

(i) Services rendered by the company at or in connection with sidings not belonging to the company in respect of which no.rate or charge is otherwise provided;

(ii) The collection or delivery outside a terminal station,otherwise than is provided for by section forty-nine of this Act, of merchandise which is to be, or has been,carried by railway;

(iii) Weighing merchandise ;

(iv) The detention of trucks or the use or occupation of any accommodation before or after carriage beyond such period as shall be reasonably necessary for enabling the company to deal with the merchandise as carriers thereof, or the consignor or consignee to give or take delivery thereof; or, in cases in which the merchandise is consigned to an address other than the terminal station, beyond a reasonable period from the time when notice has been delivered at such address that the merchandise has arrived at the terminal station for delivery and services rendered in connection with such use and occupation ; 81