1968

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 73]

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

Bicycles seating more than one rider will be charged full rates as above for the first seat, and half rates additional for each seat after the first.

Tricycles or velocipedes, when accompanying passengers, will be charged double the rates for single-seated bicycles.

Bicycles, motor, seating one rider will (when accompanying passengers) be charged double the rate for ordinary bicycles.

Bicycles, motor, seating more than one rider will (when accompanying passengers) be charged double the ordinary bicycle rates for first seat, and full ordinary bicycle rates additional for each seat after the first.

Tricycles, motor (when accompanying passengers), will be charged quadruple the rates for ordinary bicycles.

Each passenger will only be allowed to take one bicycle, tricycle (ordinary or motor), or velocipede at these rates. The charges must be prepaid in all cases.

Each passenger will be allowed to take one perambulator as “personal luggage,” free of charge.

Season Tickets for bicycles (ordinary) accompanying passengers will be issued at the following rates for each bicycle seated to carry one rider only: For distances not exceeding twelve miles—12 months, 52s. 6d.; 6 months, 30s.; 3 months, 17s. 6d. Motor bicycles will be charged double rates.

Bicycle Season Tickets for distances not over 12 miles will be issued at half the above rates for three-monthly tickets to students and scholars who are 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 ordinary bicycle seated for one rider only. Motor bicycles double rate.

Bicycle Season Tickets must be produced at destination before the bicycle is delivered. They are not transferable.

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.

BICYCLE CRATES.—A charge of 3d. will be made for each crate or canvas bag supplied by the Railway Department for the protection of bicycles to be conveyed by rail, but when such crates or bags are supplied they must not be removed from the railway premises. The Railway Department reserves to itself the right to decline any application for supply of bicycle crates or bags.

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

Checked luggage for stations at which there are no officers in charge not claimed while train is standing at station will be treated and charged as “lost luggage.”

Lost luggage, if not claimed within three months, may be sold.

The platform will be cleared after each train, and all property found will be treated as lost luggage.

Left Luggage.

Luggage left in the cloak-room will be charged, for the first day, per s. d.
parcel not exceeding 56 lb. ... ... ... 0 2
Ditto, over 56 lb., and not over 112 lb. ... ... ... 0 4
Ditto, over 112 lb. ... ... ... 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 storage rates will be charged.

Checked luggage for officered stations not claimed on arrival at destination will be stored free for twelve hours from time of arrival, after which time full storage 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.

When passengers who have deposited their luggage in cloak-rooms require to remove one or more of the articles so left (leaving the remainder until a future occasion) the storage due on the articles removed must be paid, the cloak-room ticket held by the passenger, and also the butt of ticket, must be indorsed showing what articles have been removed, depositor’s signature being taken on the butt. Any additional charge accruing upon the articles left for the longer period must be paid when those articles are taken away.