New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 90

Page 1807

✨ Transport & Communications

Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1807

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC. 17

The rates for parcels will be as follow:—

For conveyance over Not exceeding
28lb. 56lb. 112lb. 224lb.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
One subsection ... ... ... 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 9
Two subsections ... ... ... 0 3 0 6 0 9 1 0
Three subsections ... ... ... 0 6 0 9 1 0 1 6

The charge for any portion of a subsection will be the same as for the whole subsection.

Parcels will be conveyed subject to the following regulations, viz.:—

No receipts will be given for parcels. They will be conveyed at owners' risk, the Commissioners not being liable for damage, delay, detention, or loss. If the sender desires them to be conveyed at Commissioners' risk, double rates will be charged.

Parcels must be prepaid by affixing stamps. The stamps, which can be obtained from the Stationmaster (or from the guard at stations where there is no officer of the department in charge), must be affixed by senders.

If parcels are insufficiently stamped the consignee will be required to pay double the amount of the deficiency.

Except in the respects specified herein, the general rates and regulations under Part II. of the scale of charges will apply.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Milk between Mount Eden, Auckland, or Newmarket and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance from Auckland, will be charged ½d. per gallon.

WELLINGTON SECTION.

For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of parcels carried over the Rimutaka Incline, the mileage of such Incline will be deemed to be 5 miles more than its actual mileage.

Milk consigned to Wellington will be charged for distances not over 11 miles, ½d. per gallon; for each additional 10 miles or fraction thereof, up to 31 miles, ¼d. per gallon; and for each additional 30 miles or fraction thereof, ¼d. per gallon.

For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of milk from Mungaroa to Petone, the distance will be deemed to be 15 miles.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

For the purpose of computing the charges for parcels conveyed between Rangiora and Christchurch, the distance will be deemed to be 15 miles.

For the purpose of computing the charges for parcels conveyed between Christchurch and Springston, and other stations on Southbridge Branch, up to and including Southbridge, the distance will be deemed to be 15 miles.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1894, No 90

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