July 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1141

Excursion Trains.

9. Excursion Trains at special fares will be run by special request upon payment of a deposit (as a guarantee, returnable if the takings exceed the amount) equivalent to the charge for 40 first-class Saturday return tickets. Minimum charge, £5.

Special Trains.

10. Special Trains will be charged as follows:—
    £ s. d.
    For one 6-wheel or two 4-wheel carriages, per mile up to 30 miles 0 10 0
    Minimum charge … … … … 5 0 0
    The mileage will be counted one way only.
    A charge of 5s. per mile will be made for all special trains of one large or two small carriages required by any Government department to convey passengers or mails; 2s. 6d. per mile for each extra vehicle. Minimum charge, £3 sterling.
    Special Trains will be permitted to wait 5 hours at the station of destination, after which period half special train rates will be charged for the return journey until seven hours’ detention from time of arrival; after which full special-train rates will be charged for the return journey.

School Excursions.

11. First-class Saturday Return Tickets will be issued, available for any ordinary trains, to the managers of school parties numbering not less than 20 children, at the rate of one ticket for every four children, and of one ticket for every two bonâ fide teachers accompanying them. No fractional part of a ticket will be issued.
    Although First-class Tickets will be issued, first-class carriages will not be guaranteed.

Free Passes, &c.

12. Free Passes, Season or School Tickets do not entitle the bearers thereof to travel by Special or Excursion Train, except the ordinary trains are suspended.

Public Vehicles.

13. The driver of any public vehicle plying for hire within the precincts of the tramway will be charged a fee of 10s. for a twelve months’ license, to be issued at the option of the Manager. No public vehicle will be allowed to ply within the limits of the tramway without a license.

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

Passengers’ Luggage.

The Council 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 Council will not be responsible for its despatch.

Excess Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112lb. of bonâ fide personal s. d. luggage, not including merchandise of any kind, free of charge.
For every 56lb. or fraction of 56lb. 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 112lb. of samples or luggage free of charge, the same as an ordinary passenger.
For every 56lb. or fraction of 56lb. 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 112lb. free of charge, the same as an ordinary passenger.
For every 56lb. or fraction of 56lb. 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 56lb. in weight … … … 0 2
Ditto, over 56lb., and not over 112lb. … … … 0 4
Ditto, over 112lb. … … … 0 6
And for each day after, per parcel … … … 0 1
Any luggage not claimed within a month will be sold.
The Council 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 28lb. 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 Council is in charge must be prepaid. They will be put out at such places at the risk of the consignee.