New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 83

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✨ Railway Conveyance Rates



LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC. LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
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  1. Motor Bicycles Accompanying Passengers

  2. Addressing—Motor bicycles accompanying passengers by rail must be fully and legibly
    addressed with the name and the destination of the passenger, and be presented at the railway
    station for booking at least 15 minutes before the due time of departure of the train by which
    they are to be carried. The department will not be responsible for the loss of motor bicycles
    unless this provision is complied with.

  3. Rates—Motor bicycles accompanying passengers will be charged on the actual mileage
    to be travelled, i.e., the route covered by the passenger ticket held, at the following rates,
    owners to load and unload:

Miles Not Exceeding Not Exceeding 120 lb Over 120 lb and not exceeding 175 lb Over 175 lb
$ $ $
25 1.16 1.45 1.97
50 1.74 2.26 3.05
100 2.26 2.90 3.92
150 2.76 3.42 4.93
200 3.19 4.00 5.81
250 3.56 4.44 6.54
300 4.00 5.09 7.40
350 4.44 5.81 8.21
400 5.02 6.24 8.80
450 5.38 6.68 9.52
500 5.89 7.20 10.16
For every additional 50 miles or part thereof 0.52 0.58 0.88

  1. Motor bicycles or motor scooters with trailers or sidecars attached, also go-karts, will be
    charged at double parcels rates, section 55, and will be conveyed in guard’s vans of passenger
    and mixed trains only at the convenience of the department. They will not be carried on express
    trains. Sidecars detached from motor bicycles will be charged on actual weight at rate and a
    quarter, parcels rates, section 55. Terminal charges will be additional.

  2. Motor scooters will be charged as motor bicycles.

  3. General Conditions—Each passenger will be allowed to take only one motor bicycle at the
    above rates, which in each case must be prepaid.

  4. Motor bicycles when charged with benzine or any inflammable liquid will not be accepted
    for conveyance by rail. In addition, the battery leads must be disconnected from the battery and
    tied back in such a manner that they cannot touch the battery terminals while in transit.

  5. The department will not be responsible for motor bicycles left about the premises of the
    railway and not duly delivered into the custody of the department. Any such bicycles found
    about the premises of the railway will be treated as lost luggage, and charged for as provided
    in section 49.

  6. Storage—Motor bicycles not claimed immediately after arrival at destination station will
    be allowed free storage on the day of arrival; after that time they will be charged for storage as
    follows:

Per Day or Part Thereof

Per motor bicycle .. .. .. .. .. 14

  1. Parcels Rates

  2. Parcels will be conveyed at the following rates:

Zone Miles Not Exceeding Weight Not Exceeding
3 lb 7 lb 14 lb 28 lb 42 lb 56 lb 84 lb 112 lb 140 lb 168 lb 196 lb
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
1 20 0.26 0.26 0.34 0.41 0.47 0.55 0.61 0.75 0.88 1.00 1.16
2 40 0.26 0.26 0.41 0.55 0.55 0.61 0.81 0.95 1.09 1.22 1.29
3 60 0.26 0.41 0.47 0.55 0.68 0.75 0.95 1.09 1.22 1.35 1.56
4 90 0.34 0.41 0.55 0.68 0.75 0.88 1.09 1.29 1.43 1.62 1.77
5 120 0.34 0.41 0.55 0.75 0.88 1.09 1.22 1.43 1.69 1.90 2.10
6 150 0.34 0.41 0.61 0.81 0.95 1.09 1.35 1.69 1.96 2.24 2.57
7 180 0.34 0.41 0.61 0.81 1.00 1.16 1.56 1.90 2.24 2.71 3.05
8 220 0.34 0.41 0.61 0.88 1.00 1.35 1.83 2.24 2.71 3.12 3.47
9 270 0.34 0.47 0.68 1.00 1.22 1.35 1.96 2.64 3.18 3.60 3.99
10 320 0.34 0.47 0.75 1.09 1.22 1.62 2.24 2.92 3.47 3.99 4.68
11 370 0.34 0.47 0.75 1.09 1.35 1.83 2.64 3.26 3.86 4.40 5.08
12 420 0.34 0.47 0.75 1.09 1.43 2.04 2.85 3.52 4.14 4.87 5.56
13 480 0.34 0.55 0.81 1.16 1.56 2.17 3.05 3.80 4.68 5.35 6.03
14 540 0.34 0.55 0.81 1.22 1.62 2.44 3.18 3.99 4.95 5.76 6.44
15 645 0.34 0.55 0.81 1.29 1.77 2.51 3.47 4.27 5.21 6.03 6.70
.. Over 645 0.34 0.55 0.88 1.35 1.83 2.64 3.60 4.68 5.49 6.30 6.99
  1. Terminal Charge—In addition to the above rates, a charge of 15c for each 56 lb or part
    thereof will be made for each parcel (except parcels chargeable on grouped weight vide section
    54, paragraph 6 (b)) consigned to the following stations:

North Island South Island
Auckland. Christchurch.
Hamilton (including Frankton.) Dunedin.
New Plymouth. Invercargill.
Hawera.
Wanganui.
Palmerston North.
Wellington.
Petone.
Lower Hutt.

  1. Conditions—(a) The department does not undertake to convey packages exceeding 2 cwt
    in weight or 20 cu ft in measurement at parcels rates, but where any such package is tendered
    for transit it may be accepted provided the dimensions or weight of the package are such as
    will not cause inconvenience in handling. Where any such parcel is accepted for transit the
    charges for the weight in excess of 2 cwt will be treated as a separate consignment.
    (b) Parcels must be at the station at least 30 minutes before the due time of departure of the
    train by which they are to be forwarded.

REPRINT No. 1, 8/11/71 SERIAL No. 17 REPRINT No. 1, 8/11/71 SERIAL No. 18



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🚂 Motor Bicycles Accompanying Passengers (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Motor bicycles, Railway conveyance, Passenger rates

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