Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1817

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC. 21

holders of School Season Tickets, and whose age does not exceed twenty
years. They will be available for three months from date of issue, and
for use when holders are travelling to or from school only.
Annual Tickets for bicycles, accompanying passengers, available over the
whole of the New Zealand Government railways for one year from
date of issue, will be charged £10 for each bicycle seated for one rider
only. These tickets are not available by the New Zealand Midland
Railway Company's trains between Greymouth and Brunner.
Bicycle Season Tickets must be produced at destination before the bicycle
is delivered. They are not transferable.

Commercial Travellers’ Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112lb. weight of luggage, including
weight of two sample bicycles, packed, free of charge.
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
Provided that the maximum quantity which will be carried at this rate is
10cwt.; any additional quantity, if sent by passenger train, will be
charged at the ordinary rates for passengers’ luggage; or it may be
consigned as goods at goods rates (Class B).

Sample Bicycles.

Commercial travellers representing recognised bicycle agencies established in New
Zealand will be allowed to carry with them as commercial travellers’ luggage two
sample bicycles packed in cases. All sample bicycles in excess of this number will
be charged at the parcels rates for bicycles.

Theatrical Companies’ Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112lb. weight 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 Class B, half rate.

Lost Luggage.

Luggage left in a train will be charged for booking as lost luggage, at per s. d.
package, in addition to cloak-room charges ... ... ... 0 4
Maximum charges per package ... ... ... ... 2 6
The platform will be cleared after each train, and all property found
will be treated as lost luggage, and if not claimed within three months
may be sold.

Left Luggage.

Luggage left in the Cloak-room will be charged, for the first day, per s. d.
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.
Commercial travellers’ samples arriving by train, or sent to railway-stations for
despatch by train, may be left in the cloak-room overnight, and stored free of
charge up to eighteen hours, after which time full rates will be charged.
Any luggage not claimed within three months may be sold.
The Department reserves the right to refuse any package which it may deem
offensive or 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-luggage Tickets must be given up on demand to any officer of the New
Zealand Government Railways.