New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 30

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✨ Luggage and Parcel Regulations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

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.

Luggage left in a train will be charged for booking as lost luggage, at 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 or part of a day after 24 hours, per parcel … … 0 1

In computing the charges, Sunday is considered a dies non, unless it be the day on which the articles are deposited or taken out, in which case it must be reckoned.
Any luggage not claimed within a month will be sold.
The department reserves the right to refuse any package which may be deemed offensive or objectionable by the department.

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.

Parcel Rates.

Not exceeding Not exceeding
Miles. 3lb.
s. d.
15 0 6
20 0 6
30 0 6
40 0 6
60 0 6
80 0 6
100 0 6
125 0 6
150 0 6
200 0 6
250 0 6
300 0 6
400 0 6
500 0 6


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