✨ Railway Regulations
456
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 21
LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS
- Local Fares: General
Paragraph 1: Omit this paragraph, and substitute the following:
Single and Return Tickets—1. Single and return tickets at the local fares specified in Regulations 33, 34, 35, and 36 will be issued from any station on one of the suburban lines specified to any other station on the same line. The tickets will be available for one calendar month.
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
- Checked Luggage
Paragraph 1: Omit subparagraph (c), and substitute the following:
| Between | And | Route | Checking Fee per Package |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail and railway road services | 1 0 | ||
| Rail, railway road services, and Wellington-Lyttelton inter-Island steamers | 2 0 |
(c) Kaitaia, Mangakino, Whakatane, Opo-tiki, or Foxton Stations in the North Island Stations in the South Island
Paragraph 9 : Omit the words “Cardboard Boxes and” from subparagraph (c), and insert the following new subparagraph:
(e) Cardboard boxes which do not offer adequate protection to the contents will not be accepted for checking.
- Excess Luggage
Paragraph 9, subparagraph (c): Add the following to this paragraph:
| Between | And | Excess Luggage Not Exceeding |
|---|---|---|
| 28 lb | ||
| s. d. | s. d. | |
| Foxton | Levin | 2 0 |
Paragraph 13: Omit this paragraph, and substitute the following:
- Inter-Island Excess Rates—In addition to the checking fee, the following are the charges between Wellington and Lyttelton (including sea freight, wharfage, and cartage) for luggage, etc., not entitled to the free allowance:
Luggage and merchandise:
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| 8 3 | |
| 14 0 | |
| 19 9 | |
| 1 5 6 | |
| 1 11 3 | |
| 1 17 0 | |
| 2 3 0 | |
| 2 9 0 | |
| 2 16 3 | |
| 3 2 3 | |
| 6 3 | |
| 1 0 0 | |
| 1 4 0 | |
| 1 8 0 | |
| 2 12 0 | |
| 5 6 6 | |
| 2 0 0 |
½ cwt.
1 ,, ..
1½ ,, ..
2 ,, ..
2½ ,, ..
3 ,, ..
3½ ,, ..
4 ,, ..
4½ ,, ..
5 ,, ..
Each additional ½ cwt ..
Bicycles, pedal, each ..
Bicycles, tandem, each ..
Bicycles, pedal, powered, each ..
Bicycles, motor, each ..
Bicycles, motor, with sidecar (attached), each ..
Motor scooters, each ..
SAMPLES (up to 15 cwt) will be charged as follows:
Sea freight .. .. 4s. per 56 lb or fraction thereof.
Wharfage at Wellington .. 3d. per cwt or fraction thereof. Minimum charge, 1s. 6d.
Wharfage at Lyttelton .. 5s. 10d. per ton. Minimum charge, 9d.
Any quantity of samples in excess of 15 cwt will be charged at the rate for excess luggage.
Next Page →
PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)
View this page online at:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1961, No 21
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1961, No 21
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🚂
Amendments to Railway Regulations
(continued from previous page)
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRailway Regulations, Local Fares, Luggage, Parcels