1972
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

When racehorses for one consignee are booked two in a box going to the race-meeting, they must be returned together loaded in one box, otherwise freight at ordinary rates will be charged for the additional box used for the return journey.

Hunters and Polo Ponies, the property of members of hunt and polo clubs, and Volunteers’ Horses taking part in military sports, conveyed on the outward journey by rail, will be returned free of charge from the original destination-station to the original forwarding-station, on production of a certificate in the following form, signed by the master of the hunt, the secretary of the polo club or military sports, certifying that the hunters, polo ponies, or Volunteers’ horses, took part in the hunt, polo, or military sports meeting, as the case may be :—

I HEREBY certify that the(a) , the property of Mr. , took part in the(b) .
{ Master of Hunt.
Secretary Polo Meeting.
Secretary of Military Sports.

I hereby certify that the(a) , consigned by me for conveyance by rail to , were on the outward journey conveyed by rail from to , on , and that I am entitled to have them carried back free on return journey. , Owner.

(a) Insert number of horses, and whether hunters, polo ponies, or Volunteers’ horses.
(b) Name of hunt, polo meeting, or military sports.

The return journey must be made within two weeks of date of outward journey.

When hunters, polo ponies, or Volunteers’ horses are booked two or more in a truck or horse-box going to the hunt or polo meeting, or military sports, they must be returned together loaded in one truck or box, otherwise ordinary rates will be charged for the additional truck or box used for the return journey.

The Department reserves to itself the right to load horse-boxes to their full carrying capacity.

Carriages will be charged as follows :—

When two or more carriages, either set up or in pieces, consigned from one consignor to one consignee, are loaded together in one four-wheeled truck they will be charged full rates for the first carriage and half rates for each additional carriage. Where carriages loaded in a four-wheeled truck comprise four-wheeled and two-wheeled vehicles, a four-wheeled carriage must be considered to be the first carriage, and full rates charged thereon, the remaining carriages being charged half rates for four-wheeled or two-wheeled carriages respectively.

A double-bogie truck will be treated as two four-wheeled trucks.

Carriages sent on hire or for repairs, and so consigned, also carriages on loan sent to be used in place of other carriages under repair, will, if returned within three months from the original consignee and receiving-station to the original consignor and sending-station, be carried back at half the ordinary rates. A certificate in the following form, signed by the consignor, must be attached to the consignment note :
“I hereby certify that the consigned by me to station was conveyed by rail from* to† on‡.”

• Insert here name of original sender and sending-station. † Insert here name of original consignee and receiving-station. ‡ Insert date.

Old carriages exchanged for new carriages will be charged full ordinary rates going from the owner to the coachbuilder. If a new carriage is sent from the same coachbuilder to the same owner and between the same points within three months it will be charged the ordinary rate, but one-half of the railway-rate paid for conveyance of the old carriage from the owner to the coachbuilder will be refunded.

Motor Cars will be charged at the same rates as a four-wheeled carriage.

Carriages conveyed under any of the foregoing conditions will be carried at owners’ risk.

Dogs.

Dogs must be distinctly addressed with the name of consignee and the station to which they are proceeding. They will not be allowed in carriages, and the sender must obtain a ticket, to be given up at the end of the journey before the dog is delivered. Owners must see their dogs safely placed in the train, and take delivery of them immediately on arrival at destination. Dogs not secured in hampers, crates, boxes, or sacks must be provided with efficient chains and collars, or other means of securing them.