✨ Parcel and Luggage Regulations
Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1819
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC. 23
flowers, plants, shrubs, seeds, fruit, and ice, in more packages than one, from one con-
signor to one consignee, which will be charged upon the gross weight.
Consignments to stations where no officer of the Department is in charge must
be prepaid. They will be put out at such places at the risk of the consignor.
Parcels over 1cwt. will be charged as for an additional cwt. for each cwt. or
fractional part of a cwt.
Parcels must be at the station at least thirty minutes before the advertised time
of departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.
The charges on parcels must be prepaid or paid on delivery.
All letter parcels must be prepaid.
Parcels for Distribution at Destination.
When more parcels or articles than one are packed in hampers, crates, bags, cases,
or other packing, or fastening, and are consigned from one consignor to one con-
signee for express companies or forwarding agents, and are for distribution at
destination, the whole weight will be charged at rate and a half.
The onus of proving that parcels are not packed rests with consignors.
Library Exchanges.
Books forwarded for exchange to and from subscribers to recognised circulating
libraries only will be carried at one-quarter parcels rates, with a minimum charge of
2d., under the following conditions, viz.:—
(1.) The sender's name must be legibly inscribed on each parcel.
(2.) Each parcel must be open at both ends.
(3.) Each parcel must be declared on the consignment-note to contain
books only.
Newspapers and Stereotype Casts.
Newspapers (published at intervals not exceeding seven days), periodicals (pub-
lished at intervals not exceeding one month), and stereotype casts (consigned by or
to newspaper proprietors) will be conveyed subject to the following regulations, viz.:—
Packages of newspapers and periodicals must be open at both ends.
No receipts will be given for the packages; they will be conveyed at owners'
risk, the Department not being liable for damage, delay, detention, or loss; and
they must be brought to, and taken from, the railway by the owners. If owners
desire them conveyed at the risk of the Department, the ordinary parcel rates
will be charged.
The packages must be prepaid by affixing stamps, which can be obtained from
the Railway Managers' offices. Packages insufficiently stamped will be charged the
difference between the amount represented by the labels affixed and the full ordi-
nary parcel rates, and the Department will not be responsible for any delay which
may arise in consequence.
A declaration that the parcels do not contain other than the articles mentioned
above must be printed or plainly written on the address, thus: "Newspapers only,"
"Stereotype Casts only," as the case may be.
The Department reserves the right to open out and examine packages.
Rates.
| Lbs. | Not exceeding 75 Miles. | Not exceeding 150 Miles. | 151 Miles or over. |
|---|---|---|---|
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | |
| 3 | 0 1 | 0 2 | 0 3 |
| 7 | 0 2 | 0 3 | 0 4 |
| 14 | 0 4 | 0 5 | 0 6 |
| 28 | 0 6 | 0 7 | 0 8 |
| 42 | 0 8 | 0 9 | 0 10 |
| 56 | 0 9 | 0 11 | 1 0 |
| 84 | 1 0 | 1 4 | 1 8 |
| 112 | 1 3 | 1 9 | 2 0 |
Single newspapers will be conveyed, irrespective of distance, at the uniform
charge of ½d. per copy, otherwise at the scale preceding.
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