1654
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

When more parcels than one to the same person are sent by the same train they will be charged for separately, except in the case of fish, game, dead rabbits, dead hares, birds in cages, live and dead poultry, meat, bread, butter, eggs, cheese, vegetables, flowers, plants, shrubs, seeds, fruit, and ice from one consignor 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 1 cwt. 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 consignee 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 (published at intervals not exceeding one month), and stereotype casts and type set up for reproduction purposes (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 ordinary 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 and examine packages.

Rates.

Single newspapers will be conveyed, irrespective of distance, at the uniform charge of ½d. per copy, otherwise at the scale preceding.