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1892. NEW ZEALAND

AGREEMENT RE BRUNNERTON TO GREYMOUTH RAILWAY-LINE BETWEEN RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS AND NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY

Laid upon the Table of the House in pursuance of Section 172 of " The Public Works Act, 1882."

NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND EAILWAY Memorandum of Agreement between the New Zealand Government Bailway Commissioners and the New Zealand Midland Eailway Company (Limited) for the exercise of Eunningpowers by the Company over the Government Eailway from Brunnerton to Greymouth. In pursuance of the powers of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled " The Government Eailways Act, 1887," and of a contract entered into between Her Majesty the Queen and the New Zealand Midland Eailway Company, and dated the 3rd day of August, 1888, the New Zealand Eailway Commissioners incorporated under the said Act (hereinafter termed '' the Commissioners ") hereby agree with the Zealand Midland Eailway Company (Limited), a joint-stock company carrying on business in the City of Christchurch, in New Zealand, and elsewhere, and having its head office at No. 79, Gracechurch Street, in "the, City of London, in England (which, with its successors and assigns, is hereinafter referred to as 'the company"), for the exercise of running-powers by the company over the Government railway from Brunnerton to Greymouth upon the following terms : — 1. For the purposes of this agreement the commencement of the company's railway at Brunnerton shall be deemed to be at the crossing over the main road to Eeefton, about 25 chains eastward from Brunnerton Station. 2. Passengers, goods, and parcels will be booked between stations on the Government and company's railways respectively 3. The Commissioners' trucks may be run on the company's railway and the company's trucks on the Government railway 4. The company's trucks shall not be used for local traffic on the Government railway, nor shall the Commissioners' trucks be used for the company's local traffic. 5. In the event of there not being sufficient trucks and sheets in Greymouth belonging to the company for the purpose of working through traffic, the company will be allowed to work their empty trucks to Greymouth from their depot at Stillwater, subject to the requirements notified by the Commissioners' officer in Greymouth to the company's traffic manager. 6. One clear day, in addition to the day of arrival at and return to the junction, will be allowed before charges for demurrage are made on the Commissioners' wagons. 7 All wagons and sheets received from the Government railway at the junction by the company after 4 p.m. shall be signed for as if received by the company on the following day 8. When the Commissioners' rolling-stock is used by the company the charges for trucks will be as follows : — For all four-wheeled trucks O-Jd. per mile For double-bogie trucks Id. „ computed in each case on mileage run by trucks loaded or empty, on all goods, vehicles, and vans except coal-trucks. 9. The company in exercising its running-powers over the Government railway, will supply the rolling-stock and proper skilled labour necessary to convey over the Government railway all" through traffic arising on the company's railway for all stations on the Government railway, and all through traffic arising on the Government railway for stations on the company's railway to the Commissioners' satisfaction. The Commissioners shall perform the terminal services usually carried on by the station staff at the Government railway-stations, in booking passengers, and in booking,