Railway Charges and Regulations




2160 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 74

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.-continued.

46. Excess Luggage—continued.

17. Wharfage is charged on inter-island luggage as follows:

Picton-

Bona fide personal luggage (exclusive of workmen's tools or samples)
up to 1 cwt., free.
Excess luggage (including workmen's tools and samples) computed on
weight, 1d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 3d.
Bicycles, 3d. each.
Bicycles, motor, 1s. each.
Bicycles, motor, with side-car, 3s. each.
Sewing-machines, 3d. each.

Wellington Harbour Board-

Bona fide personal luggage (exclusive of workmen’s tools or samples)
up to 1 cwt., free.
Excess luggage (including workmen’s tools and samples) computed on
weight, 1d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 3d.
Bicycles, each, inwards, 6d.; outwards, 3d.
Bicycles, motor, each, inwards, 1s. 3d.; outwards, 1s.
Bicycles, motor, with side-car, each, inwards, 3s. 9d.; outwards, 3s.
Sewing-machines, each, inwards, 7d.; outwards, 3d.

Lyttelton Harbour Board-

Bona fide personal luggage (exclusive of workmen's tools or samples)
up to 5 cwt., free.
Excess luggage (including workmen’s tools) computed on weight, 1s. 6d.
per ton. Minimum charge, 3d.
Commercial travellers’ samples, 1s. 4d. per ton. Minimum charge, 4d.
Bicycles, 3d. each.
Bicycles, motor, 6d. each.
Bicycles, motor, with side-car, 1s. each.
Sewing-machines, 3d. each.

For the purposes of this and the last preceding paragraph “shipping company”
has the same meaning as is prescribed by paragraph 19, Regulation 45.

65. Coin, Bullion, &c.

Paragraph 1, subclause (b) (i):

By adding after the words “owner’s risk ” in second line the words “unless
under special agreement with the department.”

68. Classification of Goods, Live-stock, &c.

By omitting:-

Refrigerators, packed. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment. Class.
Owner’s risk. Special goods . . . . . . . . . . C
Trailers, motor. Minimum charge as for 15 cwt. Owner’s risk. . . . . A
Where the size of a motor-trailer is such as to require the exclusive use of a
four-wheeled wagon the minimum charge will be as for a four-wheeled carriage
(Regulation 83, General Scale of Charges).

By adding:-

Oysters, fresh, without shell, packed in insulated containers. Owner's risk C
Radio sets, packed. If unpacked, rate and a half. Owner’s risk. Special goods . . . . A
Refrigerators, in sections, packed. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment. Owner's risk. Special goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C
Tanks, copper supply, for hot-water services. Owner's risk. Special goods A
Trailers, motor, with bodies not exceeding 5 ft. 6 in. in length, 3 ft. 6 in.
in width, 1 ft. in depth, and with wheels and pivot removed. Minimum charges as for 7½ cwt. Owner's risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A
Trailers, motor, not otherwise specified. Minimum charge as for 15 cwt. Owner's risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A
Where the size of a motor-trailer is such as to require the exclusive use of a
four-wheeled wagon the minimum charge will be as for a four-wheeled carriage
(Regulation 83).

GOODS.

79. Class Q.

Paragraph 2: By adding after the word “droppers” in second line, the words
“timber pole blocks not exceeding 10 ft. in length, for use as strengthening
supports for telegraph poles.”

98. Haulage, Handling, Sorting, and Transhipment Charges-Port Stations.

Paragraph 1: By adding the following new clause:-

(g) Delivery of motor-vehicles completely assembled on their wheels may, at
the option of the Department, be taken by consignees at the ship's side. The
charge for each vehicle so delivered will be 9s. In cases where delivery is, or is
to be, taken under the provisions of this clause the Department will not be
responsible for any damage howsoever caused or arising which may occur to any
such vehicle after the same has been placed upon the wharf.



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