check issued for luggage conveyed between stations on the North Island main
line and branches, including Wellington wharf and Stewart Island, the charge,
including cartage between rail and steamer at Wellington, will be ls. 3d.

13. The following provisions of this paragraph apply to luggage which
    requires to be transported by the Wellington-Lyttelton, Wellington-Picton, and
    the Bluff-Stewart Island ferry services. Checked luggage may comprise ordinary
    luggage, including perambulators or go-carts, accompanying passengers,
    subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this regulation. Bicycles (pedal),
    bicycles (motor), with or without side-car, and sewing-machines, accompanying
    passengers, may be checked, subject to the charges provided in paragraphs 16
    and 17 of Regulation 46 being paid. Fruit or other merchandise, packed in
    suitable containers, accompanying passengers, may be checked subject to the
    freight charges at the goods rates provided in paragraphs 16 and 17 of Regulation
    46 being paid. Cardboard boxes and suchlike articles will not be accepted
    for checking between the North and South Islands, and for Stewart Island.

14. Motor-bicycles accompanying passengers may be checked between
    stations as provided in paragraph 1 of Regulation 45, subject to the provisions of
    Regulation 53. In addition to the shipping company’s charges and wharfage
    at the ports, as provided in paragraphs 16 and 17 of Regulation 46, a charge
    of 2s. per motor-cycle and 4s. per motor-cycle with side-car will be made for
    cartage between Wellington wharf and station. A motor-bicycle with side-car
    attached will not be accepted for checking under the provisions of this regulation.

15. Checked luggage not claimed within three months after arrival at
    destination station may be sold.

16. In respect of luggage checked for journeys between the North, South,
    and for Stewart Island, the Department acts only as agent for the shipping
    company or the Wellington Harbour Board, as the case may be, and the Department
    will not be responsible for any such luggage while the same is in the
    custody of any shipping company or of the Wellington Harbour Board..

17. Packages of checked luggage are hereby declared to be “special goods.”
    The liability of the Department in respect thereto is limited to £10 for any one
    package unless the passenger before despatching such luggage declares the nature
    and value of and obtains a receipt for the same. On “special goods” so declared
    a charge at the rates provided in paragraph 5 of Regulation 112 on the declared
    value will be made for insuring the same. Packages exceeding £500 in value
    will be carried by special contract only.

18. Checked luggage for officered stations, or flag-stations where there is
    a porter in charge, and not claimed on arrival at such station will be stored free
    for one month from date of arrival at destination station. Checked luggage
    for a flag-station at which there is no porter in charge and not claimed while the
    train is standing at the flag-station will be taken to the next station at which
    there is a Stationmaster, and will be stored free for one month from date of
    arrival at such last-mentioned station. After the expiry of that period storage
    will be charged for at the rate of ls. per week or part of a week for each package.
    Motor-bicycles or motor-bicycles with side-cars will be stored free for the day
    of arrival only. After the expiration of that period storage will be charged at
    the rate of 6d. per day for each motor-bicycle and ls. per dayf or each motor-
    bicycle with side-car.

19. In this regulation, unless inconsistent with the context or otherwise
    provided,—

“Shipping company” means and includes any person, firm, or company
with which or with whom the Department may, for the time being,
have an agreement or arrangement for the checking of luggage for
conveyance by rail or by any service of such person, firm, or company:
“Luggage” includes luggage as defined in paragraph 1 of Regulation 46,
and any package or thing that may lawfully be checked as luggage.

46. Excess Luggage.

47. Except as otherwise provided, passengers will be allowed to take with
    them, free of charge, 112 lb. weight each (children over three years and not exceeding
    twelve years of age travelling at half rates, 56 lb. weight each), consisting of
    their bona fide personal luggage. In the case of visitors from overseas undertaking
    bona fide tourist travel in New Zealand, the free-luggage allowance will be
    224 lb. each (children over three years and not exceeding twelve years travelling
    at half-rates, 112 lb.). Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation
    luggage for the purpose of this paragraph means wearing-apparel and other
    similar personal belongings designed and usually carried by travellers for their
    personal use, and contained in a bag, box, portmanteau, suit-case, trunk, valise,
    or any other receptacle commonly used for the purpose, but shall not include
    merchandise or other goods or chattels which, though carried with the passenger’s
    luggage, are not designed and carried for such use.

48. A folding deck-chair, invalid-chair (when accompanying an invalid),
    sportsmen’s gear (such as rifles and fishing-rods), small musical instruments, and
    any goods (excepting bedding, bulky musical instruments, furniture, house-
    fittings, kerosene and similar mineral oils, live poultry, liquor, oil-stoves, tents,
    tent-poles, wire stretchers, wire mattresses) which passengers may purchase for
    their own domestic use may, for the convenience of passengers, be transported
    with their luggage and be included in the free weight of luggage to which such
    passengers may be entitled.

49. The Department reserves the right to determine whether any package
    or article (other than bona fide personal luggage) may be carried free as luggage
    under the provisions of this regulation.

50. Workpeople proceeding from one place to another in search of or to take
    up employment will be allowed to take free of charge, in addition to 112 lb. of
    luggage as defined in paragraph 1 of this regulation, up to 112 lb. of tools, or
    material on which they have done work at their homes. The tools must be
    packed separately from other luggage, and the passenger must satisfy the
    Department that the tools are his bona fide property, necessary for the trade
    followed, and for use only by himself. The benefit of the provisions of this
    paragraph does not apply to tools accompanying workmen who are in employment
    and are travelling on their employer’s business. The Department reserves
    to itself the right to define the articles which may be conveyed under the
    provisions of this paragraph.