New Zealand Gazette – 1957 – No. 40

Page 949

✨ Railway Regulations



28 MAY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
949

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

  1. Storage—Parcels traffic not delivered within the periods indicated will be charged storage as follows:
Articles and packages conveyed at parcels rates, not otherwise specified Day of Arrival and Seven Consecutive Days Thereafter Per Week or Part of a Week Thereafter
Two or more articles or packages charged on grouped weight Free 7d. per package.
Free Computed on total weight of each consignment at a rate of 1s. per cwt. or fraction of a cwt.
Motor cycles Day of Arrival and Day Thereafter Per Day or Part of a Day Thereafter
Motor cycles with sidecar attached Free s. d.
Free 1 0
2 0

  1. Parcels Not Claimed within six months may be sold.

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

Charges—1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 hereof, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms, and nuts grown and packed in New Zealand (including Cook Islands or Niue) in consignments not exceeding 2 cwt. in weight, whether conveyed as excess luggage or consigned, will be charged as follows:

Weight Miles Not Exceeding Exceeding
50 100 150 200 300 450 550 550
28 lb. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 0 1 5 1 8 1 10 2 6 2 9 3 4 3 4
56 lb. 1 5 1 8 1 10 2 2 3 0 3 7 3 10 3 10
112 lb. 1 10 2 6 3 0 3 7 4 5 5 3 6 7 7 2
168 lb. 2 6 4 2 4 8 5 3 6 4 7 5 9 0 10 5
224 lb. 3 4 5 0 5 9 6 6 8 3 10 0 11 3 13 2

  1. The charges for fruit, tomatoes, and mushrooms conveyed under the provisions of paragraph 1 hereof and packed in cardboard boxes or paper parcels will be increased by 25 per cent.

  2. For the purposes of this regulation, artichokes, beetroot, carrots, garlic, kumeras, vegetable marrows, melons, onions, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, and turnips are deemed to be fresh vegetables and will be charged accordingly.

Fresh fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, or nuts contained in suit-cases or similar containers are not considered “packed” in accordance with trade usage, and will be charged parcels rates as per regulation 55.

  1. Terminal Charge—In addition to the foregoing charges, a charge of 1s. for each 56 lb. or part thereof will be made for fresh fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, or nuts consigned as parcels or conveyed as excess luggage to the following stations:

North Island
Auckland.
Hamilton.
New Plymouth.
Hawera.
Wanganui.

Palmerston North.
Wellington.
Petone.
Lower Hutt.
Naenae.

South Island
Christchurch.
Dunedin.
Invercargill.



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🚂 Conditions for Parcels Traffic and Classification (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Parcels Traffic, Railway Rates, Classification, Carriage Conditions, Luggage, Commodities

🚂 Storage Charges for Parcels

🚂 Transport & Communications
Storage, Parcels, Railway, Charges

🚂 Disposal of Unclaimed Parcels

🚂 Transport & Communications
Parcels, Unclaimed, Disposal

🚂 Charges for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

🚂 Transport & Communications
Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Mushrooms, Nuts, Railway Charges