Railway Charges and Regulations




Nov. 21] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1773

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.—continued

  1. Excess Luggage

Paragraph 13A : By omitting—

Between And Excess Luggage not exceeding
28 lb. 56 lb. 84 lb. 112 lb.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Kaikoura .. Hundalee or Blenheim 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 6
Blenheim .. Hundalee .. 1 6 2 0 2 6 3 0

Paragraph 16 : By omitting the particulars relating to Wellington Harbour Board, and substituting the following :—

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, 4d.

Bicycles, each, inwards, 8d. ; outwards, 4d.

Bicycles, motor, each, inwards, 1s. 8d. ; outwards, 1s. 4d.

Bicycles, motor, with side-car, each, inwards, 4s. 11d. ; outwards, 3s. 11d.

Sewing-machines, each, inwards, 9d. ; outwards, 4d.

  1. Left Luggage

By adding the following subparagraph :—

  1. (a) Luggage tendered at the Department’s wharf booking-offices at Auckland or Wellington for transport to, and storage at, the local station in each case, will be charged at the rate of 9d. per package. This charge covers the cost of transport and one month’s storage. After the expiration of that period storage will be charged for at the rate of 1s. 2d. per week or part of a week for each package.

  2. Dogs

By omitting paragraph 1, and substituting the following :—

  1. Dogs must bear a label showing distinctly the name and full address of the consignee, also the destination station, and, except when accompanying passengers, must be delivered to the Department and consigned not less than thirty minutes before the due time of departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.

  2. Local Rates and Regulations

THROUGH BOOKING, NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES

By omitting paragraph 5.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES

By omitting paragraphs 8, 8A, 9, and 10.

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE

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

By omitting :—

Blocks, concrete building .. .. .. .. P

Blocks, hollow, for construction purposes. Minimum quantity 30 cwt. per L wagon, 3 tons per LA wagon. Owners to load and unload .. .. .. .. D less 25%

Caravans, not otherwise specified. Minimum charge as for 15 cwt. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%

Where the size of a caravan is such as to require the exclusive use of a four-wheeled wagon, or where the caravan and motor consist of the one unit, the minimum charge will be as for a four-wheeled carriage (Regulation 83)

Chairs, push, folding, packed in cases, crates, matting, or in heavy packing paper .. .. .. .. C

Concrete and “Terrazzo” articles as under—

Bricks, building blocks, or tiles .. .. .. P

Fowl-grit .. .. .. .. E

Go-carts, packed in cases, crates, matting, or in heavy packing paper .. .. .. .. C

Meals (barley, bean, linseed, lucerne-seed, pea, maize, rye, and whole), packed in bags .. .. .. .. E

Perambulators, packed in cases, crates, matting, or in heavy packing paper. If unpacked, Class C, double rate .. C

Push-chairs, folding, packed in cases, crates, matting, or in heavy packing paper .. .. .. .. C

Rubber, second-hand or waste .. .. .. .. D

Tanks, steel, vacuum, for pumping-plants .. .. .. C plus 20%

Trailers, motor, not otherwise specified. Minimum charge as for 15 cwt. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%

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).

By adding :—

Blocks, concrete building, not otherwise specified .. .. P

Blocks, “Hollostone,” concrete building .. .. .. Q

Blocks, hollow, for construction purposes, not otherwise specified. Minimum quantity 30 cwt. per L wagon, 3 tons per LA wagon. Owners to load and unload .. D less 25%



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🚂 Alterations to the Scales of Charges upon the New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 November 1946
Railway charges, fare alterations, passenger fares, luggage, parcels