✨ Railway Luggage and Parcel Regulations
T. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1653
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.
Any additional charge accruing upon the articles left for the longer period must be paid when those articles are taken away.
Left-luggage Tickets must be given up on demand to any officer of the New Zealand Government Railways.
The liability of the Minister for loss or damage is limited by the 189th section of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” to a sum not exceeding £10 in respect to each package of left luggage.
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 three months may be sold.
The liability of the Minister for loss or damage is limited by the 189th section of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” to a sum not exceeding £10 in respect to each left-parcel.
Parcel Rates.
| Weight. | Not exceeding | Over 200 Miles. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Miles. | 50 Miles. | 100 Miles. | 200 Miles. | ||
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | |
| 3 lb. .. | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 6 | 0 6 |
| 7 lb. .. | 0 6 | 0 6 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| 14 lb. .. | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 0 |
| 28 lb. .. | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 3 0 |
| 56 lb. .. | 1 6 | 2 0 | 2 6 | 3 9 | 5 0 |
| 84 lb. .. | 2 0 | 2 9 | 3 6 | 5 6 | 7 6 |
| 112 lb. .. | 2 6 | 3 3 | 4 0 | 6 6 | 10 0 |
In addition to the above rates a charge of 3d. for each cwt. or part of a cwt. will be made upon all parcels consigned to Auckland, Wellington, Te Aro, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.
Cut flowers, packed in baskets, hampers, or boxes, will be charged half parcels rates; minimum, 6d.
Parcels containing or consisting of the following articles will be charged rate and a quarter:—
Artificial flowers, Hand-carts,
Basketware, Hat-boxes, paper,
Basket-chairs, Kapok in parcels, mattresses, or other packages,
Bath-chairs, Pasteboard boxes containing millinery, feathers, and other goods liable to damage by crushing,
Bicycles packed in cases, Perambulators,
Bicycle-wheels, Picture-frames and mouldings,
Birds in cages, Racecourse-stalls,
Bonnet-boxes, paper, Tricycles, and tricycle-wheels.
Cases of stuffed birds and animals,
Dress-stands,
Glass and china, except druggists’ bottles,
Bicycles, complete, not packed in cases, to seat one rider, each machine to be charged as 28 lb., rate and a quarter. For every seat after the first, on each machine seating more than one rider, 50 per cent. additional to be charged.
Parcels containing or consisting of the following articles will be charged double rate:—
Bank-notes, Fuze,
Bills of exchange, Jewellery,
Canoes, Plate, gold or silver,
Cash, Stamps,
Coin, Valuable documents.
Crackers, Chinese, in packages not exceeding 14 lb.,
The maximum weight of Chinese crackers carried through Parcels Department by any one train will be 14 lb.
Dangerous goods, other than Chinese crackers (as above), safety small-arm cartridges, and fuze, will not be accepted for carriage through Parcels Department.
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