Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3517

32 LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

Bicycles, ordinary, 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.

Bicycles, motor, with trailers attached, will be charged double the rates for motor bicycles.

Tricycles, motor, not packed in cases or crates, will be charged two and a half times the ordinary parcel rates on actual weight; maximum charge as for a motor-car.

Parcels containing or consisting of the following articles will be charged double rate:—

Canoes,
Crackers, Chinese, in packages not exceeding 14 lb.,
Fuze,

The maximum weight of Chinese crackers carried through Parcels Department by any one train will be 14 lb.

Rate on Coin, Bullion, &c.

Packages containing bank-notes, bills of exchange, bullion, cash, coin, gold or silver plate, jewellery, platinum, stamps, and valuable documents will be accepted for conveyance only under the following conditions:—

Where the packages are accompanied by and are in the custody of passengers, and conveyed at owner’s sole risk, each passenger must pay the full ordinary fare and hold a ticket.

All risk and responsibility for the safety of the goods shall be taken by the persons travelling in charge of them. Double ordinary parcel rates shall be prepaid on the goods, and the Railway Department shall be free from all responsibility.

When conveyed at Railway risk—
(1.) The value of the package must be declared on consignment-note.
(2.) The package shall, if the Department so requires, be opened by and at the expense of the consignor for inspection by the Railway Department’s officer, and shall afterwards be securely closed by consignor in the presence of the Railway officer.
(3.) A charge of 1 per cent. on declared value shall be paid for insurance in addition to double parcel rates for conveyance.

Dangerous goods, other than Chinese crackers (as above), safety small-arm cartridges, and fuze, will not be accepted for carriage through Parcels Department.

When more parcels than one to the same person are sent by the same train they will be charged for separately, except in the case of fish, game, dead rabbits, dead hares, birds in cages, live and dead poultry, meat, bread, butter, eggs, cheese, vegetables, flowers, plants, shrubs, seeds, fruit, and ice, from one consignor to one consignee, which will be charged upon the gross weight.

Consignments to stations where no officer of the Department is in charge must be prepaid. They will be put out at such places at the risk of the consignor.

Parcels must be at the station at least thirty minutes before the advertised time of departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.

The charges on parcels must be prepaid or paid on delivery.

All letter parcels must be prepaid.

Parcels for Distribution at Destination.

When more parcels or articles than one are packed in hampers, crates, bags, cases, or other packing or fastening, and are consigned from one consignor to one consignee for express companies or forwarding agents, and are for distribution at destination, the whole weight will be charged at rate and a half.

The onus of proving that parcels are not packed rests with consignors.

Library Exchanges.

Books forwarded for exchange to and from subscribers to recognised circulating libraries only will be carried at one-quarter parcels rates, with a minimum charge of 2d., under the following conditions, viz.:—
(1.) The sender’s name must be legibly inscribed on each parcel.
(2.) Each parcel must be open at both ends.
(3.) Each parcel must be declared on the consignment-note to contain books only.