Railway Fare Amendments




1430
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 53.

Paragraph 6:

Omit
£ s. d.
1 6 0
11 6

Insert
£ s. d.
1 9 0
14 0

Paragraph 7:

15 0
1 10 0

18 0
1 16 0

  1. Christchurch and Dunedin Districts

Paragraph 2: Omit the schedule of fares, and substitute:

Miles
1–2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12–13
14–16
17–18
19–20

Second Class
s. d.
4 6
6 6
7 6
8 6
9 6
10 0
10 6
11 6
12 6
13 0
14 0
15 0
16 0
16 6

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

The rates and charges set out in the following regulations are amended as indicated:

  1. Theatrical Companies’ Luggage and Effects

Omit this regulation, and substitute the following:

  1. Theatrical Companies’ Luggage and Effects

  2. The provisions of this regulation will apply to the luggage and effects of theatrical companies.

  3. Theatrical companies comprising not less than six adult members who travel by rail or railway road services will be entitled to a free luggage allowance of 2 cwt for each adult ticket held.
    All luggage in excess of the free allowance will, if loaded in the guard’s van, be charged at the rates for excess luggage vide regulation 46, paragraph 9.
    “Luggage” for the purpose of this paragraph will be confined to the wardrobe and other articles incidental thereto. The Department reserves the right to decline to accept any articles as luggage under this regulation.

  4. Where the members of a theatrical company do not travel by railway services or where the number travelling by rail services is less than 6 adult members, the luggage, if conveyed in the guard’s van, will be dealt with in all respects as an ordinary consignment and charged at parcels rates, regulation 55.

  5. Luggage and effects conveyed in wagons other than guard’s van will be charged as follows:
    (a) Where exclusive use of the wagon is provided:

Per Mile
s. d.
Bogie wagons on express trains
.. .. .. .. 5 0
Bogie wagons on goods, mixed, or passenger trains .. .. .. 3 6
Kc, Kp, and Xc wagons .. .. .. .. 3 0
Four-wheeled wagons, n.o.s. .. .. .. .. 2 6

(b) Where exclusive use of the wagon is not provided, charges will be based on actual weight at Class C plus 50% rates or at the wagon rates provided in subparagraph (a) hereof, whichever is cheaper.
(c) All loading and unloading must be performed by owners at their own risk and responsibility.

Regulation No. Paragraph No. Omit Insert
s. d. s. d.
50 2 4 0 5 0
9 0 10 0
9 0 10 0



Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1964, No 53


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1964, No 53





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 September 1964
Railway fares, Christchurch, Dunedin, luggage, parcels, theatrical companies