✨ Railway Rates and Charges
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
RATES FOR
PARCELS AND LUGGAGE, DOGS, FOWLS,
CLOAK ROOM CHARGES, ETC.
Luggage.
Bond fide Personal Luggage, not including Merchandise of any kind.
Each Passenger is allowed to take 112 lb. of luggage free; and for every
56 lb. or fraction of 56 lb. above this weight, for fifty miles or
fraction of fifty miles, the charge will be
s. d.
1 0
Lost Luggage.
Lost Luggage will be charged for booking per package ... 0 6
The Platform will be cleared after the last train, and all property found will be
treated as Lost Luggage, and if not claimed within one month will be sold.
Left Parcels.
Left Parcels Labels, of the value of 1d. each, may be obtained upon application, which
when attached to parcels not exceeding 28 lb. weight, sent to the station, will
entitle the bearer of the duplicate to receive the parcel at the cloak room on
application. A further charge of 1d. per day will be made after the day on
which it is left. Any parcel not claimed within a month will be sold.
Cloak Rooms.
Luggage left in the Cloak Room is charged for the first day per parcel... s. d.
0 2
And for each day after, per parcel 0 1
Any Luggage not claimed within a month will be sold.
Dogs.
Dogs must be provided with chains, or sufficient means of securing them. They will
not be allowed in carriages, and the sender must obtain a ticket, to be given up
at the end of the journey, before the Dog is delivered.
The charge for conveyance of Dogs for every twenty-five miles, or frac- s. d.
tional part of twenty-five miles, per head 0 6
The maximum charge being per head 2 6
Fowls.
Fowls properly secured in crates or baskets to be carried at parcel rates.
Parcel Rates.
NOT EXCEEDING
| MILES UNDER | 7 lb. | 14 lb. | 28 lb. | 56 lb. | 112 lb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | |
| 15 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 0 9 | 1 0 |
| 20 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 3 | 1 6 |
| 30 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 1 6 | 2 0 |
| 40 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 1 9 | 2 3 |
| 65 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 1 9 | 2 0 | 2 6 |
| 80 | 1 0 | 1 3 | 2 0 | 2 3 | 2 9 |
| 100 | 1 3 | 1 9 | 2 3 | 2 6 | 3 0 |
| 120 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 2 9 | 3 3 | 3 9 |
| 150 | 1 9 | 2 6 | 3 3 | 4 0 | 4 6 |
| Over 150 miles, for each | |||||
| 25 miles or fraction | 0 3 | 0 3 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 0 9 |
| thereof |
All parcels to be at the station at least 15 minutes before the advertised time of
departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.
All freights on parcels must be prepaid or paid on delivery, no ledger accounts
for these being permitted.
For the convenience of the public, parcels freight labels may be obtained at the
principal stations, of the values 3d., 6d., and 1s.
Parcels, with the proper value in parcels labels attached, will be received by the
station clerk, at any station, for transmission at the consignor's risk.
Parcels Special Rates—Milk. (Owners' risk.)
Owner to take all responsibility of loading and unloading.
Three farthings (id.) per gallon for all distances up to 10 miles; for each addi-
tional 10 miles or fraction thereof, one farthing (d.) per gallon. Minimum charge,
ninepence (9d.). Returned empties, free.
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NZ Gazette 1878, No 82
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Continuation of Railway Fares and Season Ticket Regulations
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works22 August 1878
Railway rates, Luggage fees, Parcel charges, Dog transport, Cloak room, Milk transport