New Zealand Gazette – 1945 – No. 30

Page 459

✨ Railway Charges Alterations



May 3] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 459

Alterations to the Scales of Charges upon the New Zealand Government Railways

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and its amendments, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, Robert Semple, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the following alterations to the General Scale of Charges and to the Goods—Local Rates Scale of Charges made on the 13th day of April, 1939, and published in the Supplement dated the 19th day of April, 1939, to the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th day of April, 1939, in force on the New Zealand Government Railways open for traffic.

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES
PASSENGERS
3. Reserved Seats
Paragraph 7: By omitting the words “twenty-four hours” and substituting the words “six working-hours (calculated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.).”

36. Restrictions on Travel by Specified Trains
Paragraph 2: By omitting from clause (c) the words “Through rail-car services between Wellington and Wairoa” and substituting the following:—
Through rail-car service from Wairoa to Wellington.
Through rail-car service from Wellington to Gisborne.

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
52. Pedal Bicycles or Tricycles
By adding the following new paragraph:—
2A. Bicycles or tricycles, unchecked, accompanying passengers, not claimed immediately after arrival at destination station will be allowed free storage until midnight of the day of arrival; after that time they will be treated as lost luggage and charged for as provided in Regulation 49.

63. Corpses
By omitting paragraphs 1 and 2 and substituting the following:—

  1. The charge for the conveyance of one or more corpses in the same wagon and included in one consignment will be as follows:—
By Trains other than Express, Mail, or Passenger. * By Express, Mail, or Passenger Trains.
Rate per Mile. Minimum Charge.
s. d. £ s. d.
First corpse .. .. 0 9 1 9 8
Second corpse .. .. 0 4½ 0 14 10
Each additional corpse .. .. 0 3 0 9 11
  • Consignments conveyed portion of the journey by express, mail, or passenger trains and portion by other trains will be charged at these rates for the full journey.

The conveyance of corpses by express, mail, or passenger train will be at the option of the Department.

67. Local Rates and Regulations
By adding the following new paragraph:—
10. Parcels may be consigned between any station and the points specified hereunder via Little River. The charges for conveyance by road from or to Little River are as follows:—

Puaha, Barry’s Bay, Duvauchelles, Robinson’s Bay, Takamatua, Akaroa. Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa, Chorlton, Stony Bay, Okain’s Bay, Le Bon’s Bay.
Parcels not otherwise specified— Weight not exceeding— s. d. s. d.
7 lb. .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 9
14 lb. .. .. .. .. 0 6 1 0
28 lb. .. .. .. .. 0 9 1 6
56 lb. .. .. .. .. 1 6 2 6
84 lb. .. .. .. .. 2 0 3 3
112 lb. .. .. .. .. 2 6 4 0
Fruit and vegetables .. .. .. .. At the rates for parcels n.o.s. less 50 per cent. (Minimum charge, 6d.)

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE
68. Classification of Goods, Live-stock, &c.
By omitting the following:—
Furniture, not packed, not otherwise specified .. .. .. Class, C. Double rate.
Perambulator-wheels. As parcels, see Regulation 55
Pipes, drain, concrete or earthenware .. .. .. N
Trailers, farm. Minimum charge as for 10 cwt. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Wheelbarrows .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%



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  • Robert Semple, Minister of Railways