✨ Railway Luggage and Parcel Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.
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the remaining packages without the initial charge; storage charges, at 1d. per
package per day or part thereof, will be made on the remaining packages when the
same are ultimately claimed.
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 12th section of
the Government Railways Act, 1908, 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 56 lb. 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 appli-
cation. A further charge of 1d. per parcel will be made for each day or part of a
day after twenty-four hours. Any parcel not claimed within three months may be
sold.
The liability of the Minister for loss or damage is limited by the 12th section of
the Government Railways Act, 1908, 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. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 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,
Basketware,
Basket-chairs,
Bath-chairs,
Bicycles packed in cases or crates,
Birds in cages,
Bonnet-boxes, paper,
Cycle-trailers,
Cycle-wheels or frames,
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 and go-carts,
Picture-frames and mouldings,
Racecourse-stalls,
Stags heads, mounted or unmounted.
Stuffed birds and animals,
Tricycles, tricycle-wheels, and frames,
Typewriters.
Wickerware.
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