920 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 33

13. LOST BAGGAGE

13.1 Storage charges

Baggage or other packages or articles, left in a Corporation service or left unclaimed on Corporation premises, shall be treated as lost baggage and charged storage at the following rates:

13.2 Clearance of Corporation premises

Corporation premises and services shall be cleared after the arrival and departure of each service and all baggage, checked or excess, or other packages or articles found and not immediately claimed shall be treated as lost baggage except that checked baggage will be held subject to clause 11.7.

13.3 Sale of lost baggage

Baggage or other packages or articles left or left unclaimed on Corporation premises and to which the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act 1979 do not apply, and which are not claimed within three months after the time when first placed into storage as lost baggage, may be sold.

13.4 Liability of Corporation

The Corporation shall not be liable with respect to any package or article of lost baggage to which the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act 1979 do not apply.

14 LEFT BAGGAGE

14.1 Storage conditions

Hand, checked or excess baggage, may be accepted for storage free of charge prior to, or immediately following a rail, road services or rail ferry journey as evidenced by presentation of an appropriate new or used rail, road services or rail ferry ticket.

14.2 Acceptance for storage

The Corporation reserves the right to decline to accept any article or package into its custody for storage.

14.2.1 Baggage not accepted: The following articles shall not be accepted:

Articles of an inflammable, explosive, or dangerous nature,
Articles which are wet or leaking,
Articles emitting an offensive smell,
Live animals or birds,
Loaded firearms.

14.2.2 Inadvertent acceptance: Should any such articles be inadvertently accepted they may, on being found to be within the categories mentioned, be removed and stored, or otherwise suitably dealt with as the Corporation may determine, at the sole risk and cost of the depositor or owner.

14.2.3 Perishable articles: The Corporation does not undertake to accept perishable articles for storage, but where a person specially desires any perishable articles to be so stored they may be accepted subject to the special condition that the Corporation shall not be liable for any damage or loss that may arise in connection with such deposit.

14.3 Left baggage label

14.3.1 Issue of label: At the time of presentation of such baggage or articles to be left in the custody of the Corporation, a baggage label marked "left baggage" shall be issued which must be correctly filled in by the passenger or owner with name, address, and destination. The Corporation employee accepting such baggage shall attach the tie-on portion of the label to the article and hand the tear-off butt to the owner or passenger for retention.

14.3.2 Baggage label required: No article or package shall be considered as having been left in the custody of the Corporation for storage unless the person desiring to deposit such article or package shall have handed it over to the Corporation and received the tear-off butt of the left baggage label issued by the Corporation in respect of such article or package. The Corporation shall not be bound to hand over any article or package left in its custody for storage except on production of the butt issued in respect thereof and on payment of all charges which may have become payable.

14.3.3 Delivery: Delivery by the Corporation of any baggage left in its custody for storage to the person producing and surrendering the appropriate butt shall discharge the Corporation of its obligation in respect of such baggage.

14.3.4 Lost butt: Any person claiming delivery of any baggage that is in the custody of the Corporation for storage and who has lost the tear-off butt of the left baggage label applicable to such baggage may, before such baggage is delivered, be required to make at that person's own cost a statutory declaration setting forth the number of such lost butt, a description of the baggage and contents of which delivery is claimed, and such other information as the Corporation may require. The claimant may also be required to indemnify the Corporation against any loss or claim that may arise as a result of delivery to such person, and to furnish such other proof of title to such package as the Corporation may require. Should the information furnished by the claimant as proof of title be insufficient or unsatisfactory to the Corporation, delivery of such package may be withheld and the Corporation shall not be liable for any inconvenience or loss that may result from the delivery being so withheld.

14.4 Left baggage becoming lost baggage

Baggage, packages, or articles left in the custody of the Corporation for storage and not claimed within one week shall be treated as lost baggage and dealt with under the provisions of clause 13.

14.5 Liability of Corporation

The liability of the Corporation in respect of each article or package deposited as aforesaid, is hereby limited to $200.00.