New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 85

Page 3198

✨ Luggage Regulations



3198 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 85

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.—continued.

  1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7 hereof, hawkers who travel by
    rail will be allowed to take 112 lb. of goods free of charge. When the weight of
    luggage and goods exceeds 112 lb. the weight in excess of 112 lb. will be charged
    for at the ordinary excess-luggage rates. The Department reserves to itself the
    right to determine whether any package or article may be conveyed under the
    provisions of this paragraph.

  2. No luggage other than baskets or hampers containing refreshments, band
    instruments for use of bands taking part in the excursion, perambulators, or
    go-carts will be allowed free to excursionists by day trips, but passengers
    holding excursion tickets available for more than one day will each be allowed
    to take with them, free of charge, 112 lb. of bona fide personal luggage only.

  3. Passengers travelling on a family ticket (Regulation 3) will be granted a
    luggage allowance of 3 cwt. in terms of the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 6
    of this regulation.

  4. The Department reserves the right to charge light bulky packages of pas-
    sengers' luggage by weight or measurement.

  5. Luggage (checked or unchecked) on which excess charges are payable
    must be delivered at the railway-station at least thirty minutes before the due
    time of departure of the train by which it is to be forwarded.

  6. All charges payable on excess luggage must be prepaid, and the person
    delivering such luggage must obtain an excess-luggage ticket as a receipt for the
    charges paid, such ticket to be given up when the luggage is claimed. Passengers
    who fail to produce excess tickets for luggage on which excess charges are
    payable will be required to pay such charges before the luggage is delivered.

  7. Checked luggage accepted for transit from and to stations north of Wel-
    lington via Thorndon and Lambton or vice versa and on which excess luggage
    charges are payable will be charged on the continuous mileage via Wellington.

  8. An excess-luggage ticket is only a receipt for charges paid. The
    Department does not accept any responsibility for excess luggage unless it is
    checked as prescribed by Regulation 45.

  9. Each adult passenger, if accompanied by a child, will be allowed to take
    one perambulator or go-cart free of charge as part of the free allowance of luggage.

  10. Goods which are accepted for carriage as luggage but which are not
    entitled to be carried free as such, and goods which are entitled to be carried free
    as luggage but which in the aggregate are over the weight allowed to be carried
    free, will (in the first case as to all such goods and in the second case as to the
    weight in excess of the free allowance) be charged for as follows:—

Where the Mileage exceeds .. 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 For each additional 50 miles or fraction thereof.
But does not exceed 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Not exceeding
28 lb. -/8 1/4 2/- 2/8 3/4 4/- 4/8 5/4 6/- 6/8 -/8
56 lb. 1/4 2/8 4/- 5/4 6/8 8/- 9/4 10/8 12/- 13/4 1/4
84 lb. 2/- 4/- 6/- 8/- 10/- 12/- 14/- 16/- 18/- 20/- 2/-
1 cwt. 2/8 5/4 8/- 10/8 13/4 16/- 18/8 21/4 24/- 26/8 2/8
1 ¼ cwt. 3/4 6/8 10/- 13/4 16/8 20/- 23/4 26/8 30/- 33/4 3/4
1 ½ cwt. 4/- 8/- 12/- 16/- 20/- 24/- 28/- 32/- 36/- 40/- 4/-
1 ¾ cwt. 4/8 9/4 14/- 18/8 23/4 28/- 32/8 37/4 42/- 46/8 4/8
2 cwt. 5/4 10/8 16/- 21/4 26/8 32/- 37/4 42/8 48/- 53/4 5/4
2 ¼ cwt. 6/- 12/- 18/- 24/- 30/- 36/- 42/- 48/- 54/- 60/- 6/-
2 ½ cwt. 6/8 13/4 20/- 26/8 33/4 40/- 46/8 53/4 60/- 66/8 6/8
2 ¾ cwt. 7/4 14/8 22/- 29/4 36/8 44/- 51/4 58/8 66/- 73/4 7/4
3 cwt. 8/- 16/- 24/- 32/- 40/- 48/- 56/- 64/- 72/- 80/- 8/-
3 ¼ cwt. 8/8 17/4 26/- 34/8 43/4 52/- 60/8 69/4 78/- 86/8 8/8
3 ½ cwt. 9/4 18/8 28/- 37/4 46/8 56/- 65/4 74/8 84/- 93/4 9/4
3 ¾ cwt. 10/- 20/- 30/- 40/- 50/- 60/- 70/- 80/- 90/- 100/- 10/-
4 cwt. 10/8 21/4 32/- 42/8 53/4 64/- 74/8 85/4 96/- 106/8 10/8
4 ¼ cwt. 11/4 22/8 34/- 45/4 56/8 68/- 79/4 90/8 102/- 113/4 11/4
4 ½ cwt. 12/- 24/- 36/- 48/- 60/- 72/- 84/- 96/- 108/- 120/- 12/-
4 ¾ cwt. 12/8 25/4 38/- 50/8 63/4 76/- 88/8 101/4 114/- 126/8 12/8
5 cwt. 13/4 26/8 40/- 53/4 66/8 80/- 93/4 106/8 120/- 133/4 13/4
5 ¼ cwt. 14/- 28/- 42/- 56/- 70/- 84/- 98/- 112/- 126/- 140/- 14/-
5 ½ cwt. 14/8 29/4 44/- 58/8 73/4 88/- 102/8 117/4 132/- 146/8 14/8
5 ¾ cwt. 15/4 30/8 46/- 61/4 76/8 92/- 107/4 122/8 138/- 153/4 15/4
6 cwt. 16/- 32/- 48/- 64/- 80/- 96/- 112/- 128/- 144/- 160/- 16/-
6 ¼ cwt. 16/8 33/4 50/- 66/8 83/4 100/- 116/8 133/4 150/- 166/8 16/8
6 ½ cwt. 17/4 34/8 52/- 69/4 86/8 104/- 121/4 138/8 156/- 173/4 17/4
6 ¾ cwt. 18/- 36/- 54/- 72/- 90/- 108/- 126/- 144/- 162/- 180/- 18/-
7 cwt. 18/8 37/4 56/- 74/8 93/4 112/- 130/8 149/4 168/- 186/8 18/8
7 ¼ cwt. 19/4 38/8 58/- 77/4 96/8 116/- 135/4 154/8 174/- 193/4 19/4
7 ½ cwt. 20/- 40/- 60/- 80/- 100/- 120/- 140/- 160/- 180/- 200/- 20/-
7 ¾ cwt. 20/8 41/4 62/- 82/8 103/4 124/- 144/8 165/4 186/8 206/8 20/8
8 cwt. 21/4 42/8 64/- 85/4 106/8 128/- 149/4 170/8 192/- 213/4 21/4
For each additional 28 lb. or fraction thereof -/8 1/4 2/- 2/8 3/4 4/- 4/8 5/4 6/- 6/8


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