✨ Railway Regulations
SEPT. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, 1969
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.
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 13th section of “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” 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 13th section of “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” 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 |
Where parcels exceed 1 cwt. and do not exceed 2 cwt. the excess weight above 1 cwt. will be charged at the same scale as parcels below 1 cwt.—e.g., 142 lb., 100 miles :—
| 112 lb. | ... | ... | ... | ... | s. d. |
| 30 lb., as 56 lb. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 0 |
| | | | | | 2 6 |
| Total ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 6 |
Articles exceeding 2 cwt. in weight will not be accepted for conveyance as parcels. 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,
Basketware,
Basket-chairs,
Bath-chairs,
Bicycles packed in cases,
Bicycle-wheels,
Birds in cages,
Bonnet-boxes, paper,
Cases of stuffed birds and animals,
Dress-stands,
Glass and china, except druggists’ bottles,
Hand-carts,
Hat-boxes, paper,
Kapok in parcels, mattresses, or other packages,
Pasteboard boxes containing millinery, feathers, and other goods liable to damage by crushing,
Perambulators,
Picture-frames and mouldings,
Racecourse-stalls,
Tricycles, and tricycle-wheels.
Bicycles, ordinary, complete, not packed in cases or crates, 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.
Bicycles, motor, not packed in cases or crates, to seat one rider, rate and a half; for each seat after the first, 50 per cent. additional. To be computed on actual weight in each case.
Tricycles, motor, not packed in cases or crates, will be charged two and a half times ordinary parcel rates on actual weight.
Parcels containing or consisting of the following articles will be charged double rate :—
Bank-notes,
Bills of exchange,
Canoes,
Cash,
Coin,
Crackers, Chinese, in packages not exceeding 14 lb.,
Fuze,
Jewellery,
Plate, gold or silver,
Stamps,
Valuable documents.
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