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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, and asses, half-rate.
Horses, foals, and asses may be sent in cattle trucks, at rates charged for cattle in
truck-loads.
Horses, Carriages, and Dogs.
The Railway Department does not undertake to forward horses, carriages, or
dogs by any particular train; but when sent they must be at the forwarding station
half an hour before the departure of the train. The owners of horses must provide
means of securing them in the horse box, and the Railway Department will not be
accountable for any injuries sustained through their breaking loose or otherwise, nor
will it undertake to carry unbroken or vicious horses. Horses of members of Hunt
Clubs travelling to meets and returning the same day, will be carried the return
journey for the single charge.
Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks.
Persons requiring a horse box or carriage truck must, when ordering it, pay a
deposit of 5s., which will be forfeited if the box be not used. Requisitions for
horse boxes and carriage trucks must be made the day before they are wanted.
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 s. d.
part of twenty-five miles, will be for the first twelve dogs, per head ... 0 6
The maximum charge per head ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0
Each additional dog above twelve will be charged half-rates.
Calves, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Rabbits, and other small Animals,
and Poultry,
Properly secured in crates, baskets, or sacks, so as to prevent injury to other goods,
will be carried at parcel rates.
Perambulators.
Perambulators will be charged at the following rates when conveyed as passengers'
luggage:--
Not exceeding 10 miles ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6
Above 10 miles and not exceeding 50 miles ... ... ... ... 1 0
Each additional 50 miles or portion thereof ... ... ... ... 1 0
Milk.
For distances of not more than 10 miles ... ... ... ... 3d. per gallon.
For every additional 10 miles or fraction thereof ... ... ... 4d.
Milk consigned to cheese and butter factories will be charged 4d. per gallon for
distances of 15 miles and under, and 4d. a gallon for each additional 15 miles or
fraction thereof.
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 per mile. Minimum, £1.
Children's, half-rates. Minimum, 10s.
Miscellaneous.
No fractions of a mile will be used in computing rates and charges. Five chains
and over will be taken as an additional mile; less than five chains will be omitted.
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NZ Gazette 1886, No 49
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Horses and Carriages Rates
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsHorses, Carriages, Rates, Distance, Dogs, Animals, Perambulators, Milk, Corpses
🚂 Transport of Horses, Carriages, and Dogs
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsHorses, Carriages, Dogs, Train, Security, Charges
🚂 Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsHorse Boxes, Carriage Trucks, Deposit, Requisition
🚂 Dogs Transport
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsDogs, Chains, Carriages, Ticket, Charges
🚂 Transport of Small Animals and Poultry
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsCalves, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Rabbits, Poultry, Crates, Baskets, Sacks
🚂 Perambulators Transport
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPerambulators, Luggage, Rates, Distance
🚂 Milk Transport
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMilk, Gallons, Cheese, Butter, Factories, Rates, Risk
🚂 Corpses Transport
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsCorpses, Children, Rates, Distance
🚂 Miscellaneous Transport Rules
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMiles, Chains, Rates, Charges