✨ Railway Baggage and Freight Rate Adjustments
1058
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 42
BAGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
- Excess Baggage
Paragraph 6: Omit this paragraph and substitute
- Free Allowance—Subject to the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act and to the succeeding provisions of this section, “baggage” for the purpose of this paragraph means wearing apparel and other similar personal belongings designed and usually carried by travellers for their personal use, and contained in a bag, box, portmanteau, suitcase, trunk, valise, or any other receptacle commonly used for the purpose, but shall not include merchandise or other goods or chattels which, though carried with the passenger’s baggage, are not designed and carried for such use.
Passengers will be granted free conveyance (subject to the provisions of section 45, checked baggage) of their bona fide personal baggage as follows:
(a) Per adult paying passenger—two items of baggage.
(b) Per child travelling at half fare—one item of baggage.
(c) Families travelling on family tickets (section 22)—maximum of five items of baggage.
(d) Invalids wheelchairs (motor or hand propelled) accompanying passengers.
(e) Prams and pushchairs accompanying passengers.
Paragraph 8 (b) ... ... ... ... ... Omit Insert
$2.00 $2.40
$3.00 $3.60
$4.00 $4.80
$5.00 $6.00
- Lost Baggage
Paragraph 1 ... ... ... ... ... Omit Insert
20c 25c
60c 75c
- Pedal Bicycles or Tricycles
Paragraph 5 ... ... ... ... ... Omit Insert
$1.80 $2.15
- Motor Bicycles
Paragraph 2. Omit this paragraph and substitute:
- 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:
Kilometres Not Exceeding Not Exceeding Over 55 kg and Over 80 kg
55 kg Not Exceeding
80 kg
45 ... ... ... ... $4.90 $6.10 $8.35
85 ... ... ... ... $7.25 $9.50 $12.60
165 ... ... ... ... $11.70 $14.45 $20.75
245 ... ... ... ... $13.45 $16.90 $24.50
325 ... ... ... ... $15.05 $18.80 $27.60
405 ... ... ... ... $16.90 $21.50 $31.15
485 ... ... ... ... $18.80 $24.50 $34.70
565 ... ... ... ... $21.20 $26.35 $37.15
645 ... ... ... ... $22.75 $28.20 $40.25
725 ... ... ... ... $24.85 $30.36 $42.90
805 ... ... ... ...
For every additional 85 km or part thereof 2.20 2.40 3.70
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”.
Paragraph 9. ... ... ... ... ... Omit Insert
$1.03 $1.24
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