Mar. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 317

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 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 each 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 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 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 appli-
cation. 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.

Parcel Rates.

| Not exceeding | Not exceeding | | | | | |
| Miles. | 3 lb. | 7 lb. | 14 lb. | 28 lb. | 56 lb. | 112 lb. |
| | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. |
| 15 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 0 9 | 1 3 |
| 20 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 2 0 |
| 30 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 6 |
| 40 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 1 0 | 1 3 | 1 9 | 2 9 |
| 60 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 3 3 |
| 80 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 1 9 | 2 3 | 3 6 |
| 100 | 0 6 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 2 6 | 4 0 |
| 125 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 9 | 2 6 | 3 0 | 4 9 |
| 150 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 2 0 | 3 0 | 4 0 | 5 6 |
| 200 | 0 9 | 1 6 | 2 6 | 3 6 | 5 0 | 7 6 |
| 250 | 1 0 | 1 9 | 3 0 | 4 6 | 6 0 | 9 6 |
| 300 | 1 3 | 2 3 | 3 6 | 5 6 | 8 0 | 11 6 |
| 400 | 1 6 | 2 6 | 4 6 | 7 6 | 10 6 | 15 6 |
| 500 | 1 9 | 3 0 | 5 6 | 9 6 | 13 0 | 19 6 |

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, birds in
cages, 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.

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.