New Zealand Gazette – 1957 – No. 40

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✨ Railway Luggage Regulations



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 40

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

  1. Unchecked luggage conveyed in guard’s van, the property of passengers who are booked to a station beyond the end of the journey of the train by which they are travelling, may be labelled direct to destination station shown on passenger’s ticket, and will be stored free of charge from time of arrival at the station where break of journey is necessitated until time of departure therefrom of the first available train by which the passenger can proceed direct to destination station. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect the liability of the Department as for unchecked luggage.

45. Checked Luggage

  1. Passengers may have their luggage checked as follows at the charges shown:
Between And Route Checking Fee Per Package
(a) Any station Any other station on the same section of railway Rail s. d.
1 0
(b) Stations in the North Island Stations in the South Island Rail and inter-Island steamers 2 0
(c) Kaitaia, Mangakino, Whakatane, or Opotiki Stations in the North Island Rail and railway road services 1 0
Stations in the South Island Rail, railway road services, and inter-Island steamers 2 0
(d) Gisborne Stations in the North Island Rail via Rotorua or Taneatua 1 0
Steamer and rail 2 3
(e) Stewart Island Stations in the South Island (except Bluff) Steamer and rail 1 5
From To Overseas Vessels (Operated by Such Companies as may be Approved by the General Manager) Berthed at Checking Fee Per Package
(f) Officered stations in the North Island Auckland, Napier, or Wellington Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, or Bluff
(g) Officered stations in the South Island Auckland, Napier, or Wellington Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, or Bluff
From To Checking Fee Per Package
(h) Department’s Wharf Booking offices at Auckland or Wellington North Island stations s. d.
South Island stations 2 0
2 6

(i) Exceptions—Luggage will not be checked for journeys to be made exclusively between the following points:

  • Wellington and Picton.
  • Wellington and Lyttelton (by sea direct).

Luggage will be accepted for checking for inter-Island journeys by sea, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of this regulation. The charge for inter-Island checks includes the cost of cartage between rail and steamer at Wellington. Paragraph 10 of this regulation provides for the checking of luggage by passengers travelling by air between North Island stations and Nelson. Excess luggage charges as per regulation 46 will apply where incurred.

  1. Liability—The Department will not be responsible for loss of, or damage or delay to, any checked luggage if such loss, damage, or delay occurs after the same has been placed in the possession, custody, or control of any carrier other than the Department, whether by land, water, or air, or of any harbour board, warehouseman, or other person, notwithstanding that the luggage may have been accepted for checking to a station on a different section of railway, or to a place that is not on the railway, nor will the Department be responsible for any delay caused by failure to place any such luggage in the possession, custody, or control of any such carrier, harbour board, warehouseman, or other person as aforesaid.


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🚂 Unchecked Luggage Storage and Liability

🚂 Transport & Communications
Luggage, Storage, Liability, Railway regulations, Passenger baggage

🚂 Checked Luggage Fees and Conditions

🚂 Transport & Communications
Luggage, Checking fees, Railway regulations, Inter-Island travel, Overseas vessels

🚂 Luggage Checking Exceptions and Liability

🚂 Transport & Communications
Luggage, Checking exceptions, Liability, Inter-Island travel, Air travel