1688

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 62]

PASSENGERS—continued

41. North Island Main Line and Branches—continued

42. MILEAGE AND AVAILABILITY OF TICKETS

Subparagraph (a): By adding—

Wellington and Epuni .. .. .. 9 miles.
,, Naenae .. .. .. 10 ,,
,, Taita .. .. .. 12 ,,

Subparagraph (b): By adding—

Tickets issued between
Wellington and
Epuni .. .. .. .. .. Lower Hutt or Melling.
Naenae .. .. .. .. .. Lower Hutt or Melling.
Taita .. .. .. .. .. Lower Hutt, Melling,
Belmont, or Andrew’s.

14. SPECIAL FARES, WELLINGTON–MASTERTON AND INTERMEDIATE STATIONS

By omitting—

To or from
Wellington, Waterloo,
Upper Hutt, and inter-
mediate stations

By adding—

To or from
Wellington, Taita,
Upper Hutt, and inter-
mediate stations

42. Westport Section

By omitting this regulation.

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

44. General Regulations re Passengers’ Luggage

By adding the following new paragraphs:—

15. Luggage is accepted for carriage or storage only upon the express condition that the luggage is warranted to be fit to be carried or stored in the condition in which it is handed to the Department, and not to be of a dangerous character or liable to damage other goods. Passengers shall make good all damage to railway property or other goods arising from luggage unfit for carriage or storage being handed to the Department.

16. Tins of honey, whether packed or not, shall be deemed to be unfit for carriage or storage as luggage unless the lids of the tins are secured with three or more spots of solder. Tins containing raspberries, loganberries, boysenberries, strawberries, black-currants, red-currants, and other similar soft fruits, shall in all cases be deemed to be unfit for carriage or storage as luggage if packed in suitcases or in other packages which are not so constructed as to clearly show the contents and the correct side up.

17. Parcels Rates

Paragraph 11:—

By omitting—

Cardboard or strawboard boxes
(empty (not collapsed) or con-
taining millinery, feathers, or
other goods liable to damage by
crushing).

By adding—

Cardboard or strawboard boxes
(empty (not collapsed) or con-
taining millinery, feathers, or
other goods liable to damage by
crushing). Owner’s risk.

Model aeroplanes, unassembled.

Washing-machines, not packed in
cases, crates, or heavy packing-
paper.

Paragraph 22: By adding to the list of articles charged double rate:—

Model aeroplanes, assembled. Owner’s risk.

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

By adding the following new paragraph:—

1a. The maximum charges for goods liable to damage by crushing conveyed under the provisions of paragraph 1 of this regulation and packed in cardboard or strawboard boxes will be rate and a quarter of the maximum charges specified in paragraph 1 hereof.

64. Newspapers and Stereotype Casts

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (f): By adding—

The charges will be computed separately for each package.

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE

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

By omitting—

Baths, plunge, loose. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C. Double rate.
Boiler-tubes, old, for fencing and for use as telephone poles .. N
Concrete and “Terrazzo” articles as under:—
Tiles .. .. .. .. .. P
Cones, ice-cream, packed .. .. .. C plus 20%
Cotton, raw, in bales, pressed .. .. .. D
Earthenware, not otherwise specified, glazed, packed. If
unpacked, Class C plus 50%. Owner’s risk .. C
Heaters, water, gas or electric, packed, not exceeding 112 lb.
weight per heater. Heaters weighing more than 112 lb.
each will be charged at Class C, double rate .. C plus 50%
Ice-cream cones, packed .. .. .. C plus 20%
Implements, agricultural, assembled, as under:—
Presses, hay, straw, or wool .. .. .. C