✨ Railway Parcel Rates
Nov. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2559
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.
“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 :—
s. d.
112 lb. … … … … … 4 0
30 lb., as 56 lb. … … … … … 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, 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, 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, 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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NZ Gazette 1904, No 87
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