994
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.—continued.

20. Bicycles, motor, with trailers or side-cars attached, or tricycles, motor, will be charged at the rate for two-wheeled carriages, Regulation 83.

21. Sulkies, racing, to seat one person, each machine will be charged as 48 lb. at rate and a half of the rates specified in paragraph 1 of this regulation. The Department may require owners to remove wheels. When owners decline to remove wheels when requested to do so charges will be computed as for a two-wheeled carriage (Regulation 83).

22. Parcels containing or consisting of the following articles will be charged double rate:—
    Canoes, not otherwise specified.
    Crackers, Chinese.
    Fuzz.
    Paper caps for toy pistols.
    In no case shall the charge for an assembled canoe exceeding 70 lb. in weight be less than as for 5 cwt. at Class C rate plus 50 per cent.
    Canoes or boats, collapsed, not exceeding 84 lb. in weight, will be charged one and a half times the rates specified in paragraph 1.

23. The maximum weight of Chinese crackers or paper caps for toy pistols conveyed as parcels traffic by any one train will be 14 lb.

24. Dangerous goods other than Chinese crackers, safety small-arm cartridges, fuzz, and cinematograph-films, will not be accepted for carriage as parcels traffic.

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

26. Charges on all letter parcels must be prepaid.

LIVE POULTRY, RABBITS, OR OTHER SMALL ANIMALS.

27. Live poultry, birds, cats, rabbits, or other similar small animals, properly secured in crates, baskets, or other suitable receptacles so as to prevent injury to other goods, will be carried at owner's risk at parcel rates: Provided only that crate, basket, or other receptacle containing such birds or animals, and weighing more than 1¼ cwt. gross, will be charged rate and a quarter.

28. Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Mushrooms, and Nuts.

29. The maximum charges for fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts grown and packed in New Zealand, including the Cook Islands or Niue, whether conveyed as excess luggage or as parcels, will be as follows between any two stations on the same section of railway:—
    Not exceeding 56 lb. .. .. .. 0 9
    Over 56 lb. but not exceeding 112 lb. .. .. .. 1 6
    Over 112 lb. but not exceeding 168 lb. .. .. .. 2 3
    Over 168 lb. but not exceeding 224 lb. .. .. .. 3 0

30. In addition to the foregoing charges, a charge of 6d. for each hundredweight or part of a hundredweight will be made for fresh fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts charged at these maximum rates, consigned as parcels or conveyed as excess luggage to Auckland, Frankton Junction, Hamilton, Wanganui, Hawera, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

31. When more packages than one consisting of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts are consigned from one consignor to one consignee at the same destination station such packages will be charged upon the total weight of each consignment.

32. The provisions of this regulation will be applicable only to fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts forwarded for the domestic use of the consignee, with a maximum weight per consignment of 2 cwt., and will not apply to fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts forwarded for sale or to be used or dealt with by the consignee for any purpose other than that mentioned. In every case the consignor shall endorse on the face of the consignment-note, “Certified for domestic use of consignee only.”

33. The Department reserves the right to decline to carry fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts at these rates on any express, mail, or passenger train.

34. Dead Game, Dead Hares, Dead Rabbits, and Fresh Fish.

35. The maximum charges for parcels not exceeding 28 lb. in weight containing dead game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish will be as follows between any two stations on the same section of railway:—
    Not exceeding 7 lb. .. .. .. 0 9
    Over 7 lb. but not exceeding 14 lb. .. .. .. 1 6
    Over 14 lb. but not exceeding 28 lb., .. .. .. 2 3

36. In addition to the foregoing charges, a charge of 6d. for each 28 lb. or part of 28 lb. will be made for dead game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland, Frankton Junction, Hamilton, Wanganui, Hawera, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

37. The Department reserves the right to decline to carry dead game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish at these rates on any express, mail, or passenger train.

38. Milk and Cream.

39. The charges for the conveyance of milk or cream will be as follows:—
    (a) For milk or cream not otherwise specified:—
    For distances of not more than eleven miles ½d. per gallon.
    For distances over eleven miles, but not over twenty-one miles ¾d. „
    For distances over twenty-one miles, but not over thirty-one miles 1d. „
    For each additional thirty miles or fraction thereof over thirty-one miles ½d. „