Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 473

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, &c.

Passengers’ Luggage.

The department will not be responsible for luggage which is not carried in the van, or which passengers may have neglected to see labelled.

Passengers must have their luggage at the station at least ten minutes before the advertised time of departure of the trains, or the department will not be responsible for its despatch.

Excess Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112 lb. of bona fide personal s. d. luggage, not including merchandise of any kind, free of charge.

For every 56lb. or fraction of 56 lb. above this weight, for every fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles, the charge will be … … … 1 0

Commercial Travellers’ Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112 lb. of samples or luggage free of charge, the same as an ordinary passenger.

For every 56 lb. or fraction of 56 lb. above this weight, for every 50 miles or fraction of 50 miles, the charge will be … … … 0 6

Theatrical Companies’ Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112 lb. free of charge, the same as an ordinary passenger.

For every 56 lb. or fraction of 56 lb. above this weight the charge will be the same as that made for commercial travellers’ excess luggage.

Theatrical companies’ luggage by goods trains will be charged half the ordinary luggage rate; that is, Class B, half rate.

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 Luggage.

Luggage left in the Cloak-room will be charged for, the first day, per parcel not exceeding 56 lb. in weight … … … 0 2

Ditto, over 56 lb., and not over 112 lb. … … … 0 4

Ditto, over 112 lb. … … … 0 6

And for each day after, per parcel … … … 0 1

Any luggage not claimed within a month will be sold.

The Department reserves to itself the right to refuse any package which, from its appearance, may be deemed objectionable.

In all cases where a Luggage-room Ticket is given for more than one package, and the holder of the ticket applies for and takes some, but not all, of the packages away, a fresh ticket will be issued for the packages left, and the usual booking fee for the fresh ticket will be charged.

Left Parcels.

Left parcels labels, of the value of 2d. each, may be obtained upon application at the principal stations, which, when attached to parcels not exceeding 28 lb. weight sent to the station, and delivered to the person in charge of the Cloak-room, 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.

Consignments to stations where no officer of the department is in charge must be prepaid. They will be put out at such places at the risk of the consignee.

Parcel Rates.

In addition to the above rates a charge of 4d. for each cwt. or part of a cwt. will be made upon all parcels consigned to Dunedin, and a charge of 7d. each upon all parcels consigned to Auckland.

When more parcels than one to the same person are sent by the same train they will be charged for separately, except in the case of fish, game, dead rabbits, live and dead poultry, meat, bread, butter, eggs, cheese, vegetables, flowers, plants, shrubs seeds, fruit, and ice, in more packages than one, from one consignor to one consignee which will be charged upon the gross weight.