Railway Luggage Amendments




LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

  1. Checked Luggage

Paragraph 1: Omit subparagraphs (b) and (c) and substitute the following:

Between And Route Checking Fee per Package
(b) Stations in the North Island Stations in the South Island Rail and Wellington-Lyttelton inter-Island steamers s.d. 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 Wellington-Lyttelton inter-Island steamers 2 0

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (i): Omit “Wellington and Picton”.

Inter-Island Luggage Accompanying Passengers Travelling by Rail and Steamer

Paragraph 9: Omit the first two lines of this paragraph, and substitute the following:

  1. The following provisions of this paragraph apply to luggage which has to be transported by the steamer services between Wellington and Lyttelton:

Paragraph 10, subparagraph (a): In the third line omit the words “or Wellington-Picton”.

  1. Excess Luggage

Paragraph 12, subparagraph (a): Add the following to this paragraph:

Unassembled racing bicycles in portable canvas bags.

Paragraph 13:

Omit: In the first line the words “between Wellington and Picton and”

Omit: Wharfage at Picton .. .. .. .. 3d. per cwt or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 5d.

  1. Pedal Bicycles or Tricycles

Paragraph 10: Omit this paragraph.

  1. Parcels Traffic, Conditions of Carriage, and Classification

Paragraph 8: Insert: Mutton birds Commodity .. .. .. .. Parcels rates. Grouped weight.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Checked luggage, Excess luggage, Parcels rates, Bicycles, Mutton birds, Railway road services