New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 24

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✨ Railway Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

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.

Horses and Carriages.

	For any Distance not exceeding 10 Miles.	For every Mile exceeding 10, but not exceeding 20 Miles.	For every Mile after 20 Miles.
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
A single horse ... ... ...	8 8	0 4	0 3
Each additional horse belonging to the same owner	6 0	0 3	0 2
Two-wheeled carriages, each	10 0	0 4	0 3
Four-wheeled ,, ,,	10 0	0 5	9 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, 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 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 will not be accountable for any injuries sustained through their breaking loose or otherwise, nor will it undertake to carry unbroken or vicious horses.

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 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 ... ... ¾d. per gallon.

For every additional 10 miles or fraction thereof up to 30 miles ... ¼d. ,,

For each additional 30 miles or fraction thereof ... ... ¼d. ,,

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.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1890, No 24

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🚂 Left Parcels Regulations

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🚂 Horses and Carriages Rates

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🚂 Horses, Carriages, and Dogs Regulations

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🚂 Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks Regulations

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🚂 Dogs Regulations

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🚂 Small Animals and Poultry Rates

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🚂 Perambulators Rates

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🚂 Milk Rates

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🚂 Corpses Rates

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🚂 Miscellaneous Regulations

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