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fcy C i R* APR 29 1942 L o b A n g e l e s , A p r i l 2 8 , 1 9 4 2 H-66Q1-6G3 cc-6601-5102 Mr. E. L. Begun - Los Angelest lours April 23rd, file B-1005-12, concerning the question of weighing cars. Since receiving your letter, we have received a copy of Attorney S. C. Renwlek*s letter April 27th, file 176, to you, referring to your file A-155, which we understand deals with a specific instance in which the shipper*s instructions on the hill of lading to weigh the car and contents was not complied with, and we will of course he gov­erned hy his advice. However, as to the question of whether or not the shipper should he permitted to show on the hill of lading a notation instructing you to weigh ears either heavy O * "heavy and light and furnish them with weight certificates, it seems to us that this is tantamount to saying,- furnish me the gross, tare and net weights and all changes made therein, for the shipment covered hy this hill of lading, which is substantially the lan­guage of Rule 6, Section 1 of Pacific freight Tariff Bureau Weighing Circular 10 X, I.C.C. Mo. 1230. Rule 9 of this Circular provides for charges per car for weighing ears either empty or loaded upon request of a shipper or consignee, under the conditions named therein. Therefore, we see no objections to such a notation being placed on the hills of lading where the movement covered is subject to the pro­visions € this Weighing Circular or some other issue on file with the