1562

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 61

BAGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

53. Motor Bicycles

This section is hereby revoked and the following new section substituted:

53. Motor Bicycles

54. 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.

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

The foregoing rates are at "limited carrier's risk" and will be reduced by 2 percent where consignors require that the consignment be carried at "owner's risk".

3. Motor bicycles or motor scooters with trailers or sidecars attached, also go-karts, accompanying passengers will be charged at double the rate for motor cycles and will be conveyed in guard's vans of passengers 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 the rate for motor bicycles plus 50 percent.

4. Motor bicycles and motor scooters (unaccompanied) will not be accepted under the provisions of this section and must be consigned as goods traffic, vide section 68.

5. Motor scooters will be charged as motor bicycles.

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

7. Motor bicycles when charged with petrol 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.

8. 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 baggage, and charged for as provided in section 49.

9. 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:

54. Parcels Traffic, Conditions of Carriage and Classification

This section is hereby revoked and the following new section substituted therefor:

54. Parcels Traffic, Conditions of Carriage and Classification

55. Except as may be otherwise provided, parcels traffic specifically named or described in the following classification will be charged for carriage by railway on weight or measurement, whichever charge is greater at the rates and charges set forth in sections 55 to 63 inclusive, as indicated.

56. The charges on consignments forwarded under the provisions of section 54 to 56 inclusive and 58 to 63 inclusive must be prepaid.

57. (a) Except where otherwise provided, each parcel will be charged for separately.

(b) Parcels Traffic, Consigned Inter-island—The zone rates for parcels traffic consigned inter-island include the sea or air charge, whichever may apply.

4. Hazardous substances will not be accepted as parcels traffic.

5. (a) The department does not undertake to convey at parcels rates any packages which exceed 25 kg in weight or 0.30 m³ in measurement, or which exceed 2 metres in any one dimension. However, where any package of either a greater weight or a greater measurement is tendered for transit it may be accepted provided the weight or dimensions are such as will not cause inconvenience in handling. Weight or measurement in excess of 25 kg or 0.30 m³ will be treated as a separate consignment at the appropriate rate.

(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.

6. Liability with respect to the following goods is in accordance with the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act 1979 as set out in section 110.