APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 985

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.—continued.

46. Excess Luggage.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. The following articles, being the property of passengers and bona fide for their own domestic use, may be conveyed as portion of a passenger’s free allowance :—

   Books or a typewriter used in connection with a passenger’s occupation or studies.
   Carcasses of mutton and other foodstuffs.
   Children’s scooters and tricycles.
   Crockery.
   Dolls’ perambulators.
   Folding deck-chairs.
   Safety small-arm cartridges (not more than 1,000 per passenger) provided all due precautions are taken for the prevention of accident by fire or explosion.
   Small musical instruments.
   Sportsmen’s gear (such as rifles and fishing-rods).
   Invalid chairs (when accompanying invalids).

The following articles shall not be included in a passenger’s free luggage allowance :—

Bedsteads, mattresses of all kinds, and stretchers.
Bulky musical instruments.
Carpets.
Furniture.
House fittings.
Kerosene and similar mineral oils.
Linoleum.
Live poultry or live-stock.
Liquor.
Oil stoves.
Sewing-machines (except as provided in paragraph 5 hereof).
Tents and poles.

School-children travelling on school season tickets issued under the provisions of Regulations 20, 21, and 22 may not carry free as luggage foodstuffs, merchandise, or goods other than those required in connection with their studies.

4. 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.

5. Workpeople proceeding from one place to another in search of or to take up employment within the Dominion 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.

6. Hawkers who travel by rail will be allowed to take 112 lb. of luggage and 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.

7. 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.

8. Passengers travelling on a family ticket (Regulation 8) will be granted a luggage allowance of 3 cwt. in terms of the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this regulation.

9. The Department reserves the right to charge light bulky packages of passengers’ luggage by weight or measurement.

10. 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.