✨ Railway Luggage Regulations
12 May]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.--continued
- Excess Luggage--continued
Paragraph 11: Omit this paragraph, and insert the following:
- Inter-Island Excess.--When excess charges are payable on inter-Island checked luggage, such
charges will be computed separately for the mileage to be travelled by rail on each separate section of
railway and at the rates for the sea journey prescribed in paragraph 13 of this regulation. Inter-Island
luggage (whether exceeded or otherwise) also bicycles and sewing-machines must be checked.
A free allowance of 1 cwt. of bona fide personal luggage per adult passenger (children over 4 years
and under 15 years of age--56 lb.) will be allowed to passengers travelling inter-Island by sea. The
free allowance will not apply to inter-Island airways passengers whose luggage is forwarded by sea.
Paragraph 12: Subparagraph (a):
Omit the first sentence from this subparagraph, and substitute the following:
- Definition of Luggage (Shipping Companies).--(a) The following articles being the property
of passengers, may be conveyed as portion of a passenger's free allowance:
Paragraphs 13 and 14: Omit these paragraphs, and substitute the following:
- Inter-Island Excess Rates:
The following are the charges between Wellington and Picton and between Wellington and
Lyttelton (including sea freight, wharfage, and cartage) for luggage, etc., not entitled to the free
allowance:
Luggage and Merchandise--
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| ½ cwt. | 0 5 3 |
| 1 " | 0 9 6 |
| 1½ " | 0 13 9 |
| 2 " | 0 18 0 |
| 2½ " | 1 2 6 |
| 3 " | 1 7 0 |
| 3½ " | 1 11 6 |
| 4 " | 1 16 0 |
| 4½ " | 2 0 6 |
| 5 " | 2 5 0 |
| Bicycles, pedal, each | 0 12 9 |
| Bicycles, tandem, each | 0 15 6 |
| Bicycles, pedal, with motor-propelling attachment, each | 0 18 6 |
| Bicycles, motor, each | 2 1 9 |
| Bicycles, motor, with sidecar (detached), each | 4 7 6 |
| Sewing-machines, treadle, each | 0 12 9 |
| Sewing-machines, portable, each | 0 4 9 |
Excess luggage exceeding 5 cwt. and samples, will be charged as follows:
| Excess Luggage | Samples | |
|---|---|---|
| Exceeding 5 Cwt. | (Up to 15 Cwt.)* | |
| Sea freight | 4s. 3d. per 56 lb. or fraction thereof. | 3s. per 56 lb. or fraction thereof. |
| Wharfage at Wellington | 2d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. | 2d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 6d. |
| Wharfage at Lyttelton | 2d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. | 1d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 6d. |
| Wharfage at Picton | 3d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. | 3d. per cwt. or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 5d. |
- Any quantity of samples in excess of 15 cwt. will be charged at the rate for excess luggage.
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NZ Gazette 1954, No 29
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NZ Gazette 1954, No 29
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Alterations to the Scales of Charges for New Zealand Government Railways
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