New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 36

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✨ Railway Tariffs and Regulations

594 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. | No. 36

Parcel Rates.

MILES UNDER	NOT EXCEEDING
	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	1 0	1 3
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
60	0 9	1 3	1 9	2 0	2 6
80	1 0	1 6	2 0	2 6	2 9
100	1 3	1 9	2 3	2 9	3 0
120	1 6	2 0	2 9	3 3	3 9
150	1 9	2 6	3 3	4 0	4 6
For each 25 miles or fraction thereof in excess of 150 miles	0 3	0 3	0 6	0 9	0 9

In addition to the above rates a charge of 4d. per parcel for each cwt. or part
of a cwt. will be made upon all parcels consigned to Dunedin.
Parcels must be at the station at least thirty minutes before the advertised time of
departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.
The charges on parcels must be prepaid or paid on delivery.
All letter parcels must be prepaid.
Canoes double rate.

Parcels containing
Artificial flowers,
Paper, bonnet, and hat boxes,
Pasteboard boxes containing millinery,
feathers, &c.,
Cases of stuffed birds and animals,
Picture frames and mouldings,
Birds in cages,
Parcels containing glass, and china,
Bath chairs,
Perambulators,
Velocipedes,
Hand carts,
Racecourse stalls,

will be charged rate and a half.

Horses and Carriages.

	For any Distance not exceeding 10 Miles.	For every Mile after the first 10 Miles.
	s. d.	s. d.
A single horse ...	8 8	0 2$rac{1}{2}$
Each additional horse belonging to the same owner	6 0	0 2
Two-wheeled carriages, each	7 6	0 3
Four-wheeled " "	10 0	0 4

Entire horses requiring a special box will be charged a rate and a half, but if
allowed to travel with an additional horse belonging to the same owner, ordinary
rates will be charged.
Foals, one year old and under, half-rate.
Horses and foals in consignments of not less than two truck-loads, may be sent in
cattle trucks, at rates charged for cattle in truck-loads.

Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks.

Persons requiring a horse box or carriage truck must, when ordering it, pay a
a deposit of 5s., which will be forfeited if the box be not used.

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 fractional
part of twenty-five miles, will be per head ... s. d.
... 0 6
The maximum charge per head ... 5 0

Lambs, Sucking Pigs, Rabbits, and Poultry,

Properly secured in crates or baskets, will be carried at parcel rates.

Milk.

For distances of not more than 10 miles ... ... ... $rac{1}{2}$d. per gallon.
For every additional 10 miles or fraction thereof ... ... $rac{1}{2}$d. "
Minimum charge, 6d.
Empties will be returned free.
Milk will be carried only at the owners' sole risk, who will take all responsibility
of loading and unloading.

Corpses.

One shilling (1s.) per mile Minimum, £1.
Children's, half-rates. Minimum, 10s.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1881, No 36

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🚂 Parcel Rates and Conditions of Carriage (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsParcel tariffs, Weight limits, Distance rates, Dunedin surcharge, Special handling items

🚂 Rates for Conveyance of Horses and Carriages by Rail

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsHorse transport rates, Carriage tariffs, Truck-loads, Foals, Entire horses

🚂 Deposit Requirement for Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsDeposit fee, Horse box reservation, Carriage truck booking

🚂 Regulations and Charges for Conveying Dogs

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsDog transport, Chain requirement, Ticket purchase, Conveyance charge

🚂 Conveyance of Small Livestock and Poultry at Parcel Rates

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsLivestock transport, Sucking Pigs, Rabbits, Poultry, Crates

🚂 Milk Conveyance Rates and Conditions

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsMilk transport, Gallon rate, Owner risk, Empties return

🚂 Rates for Conveyance of Corpses

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated14 May 1881
KeywordsCorpse transport, Mileage rate, Minimum charge, Children half-rate

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