β¨ Railway By-laws Confirmation
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 679
For regulating the times of the arrival and de- | stations, wharf, or premises, or any part thereof; and
parture of any such carriages.
For regulating the loading or unloading of such | if any passenger or other person shall refuse to quit
carriages, and the weights which they are re- | the station, wharves, or premises aforesaid, on being
spectively to carry.
For regulating the receipt and delivery of goods | requested so to do by any Station Master or any
and other things which are to be conveyed | servant attached to the railway or wharf, such pas-
upon such carriages.
For preventing the smoking of tobacco and the | senger or person may be expelled by such Station
commission of any other nuisance in or upon | Master or other servant as aforesaid from the railway
such carriages, or in any of the stations or | premises.
premises occupied by the Superintendent in | 7. No gunpowder or other explosive or dangerous
connection with the said railways.
And generally, for regulating the travelling upon | material shall be carried by any passenger train.
or using and working of the said railways:
Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor of | 8. Each passenger, on paying his fare, or the
New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the | price of a periodical ticket, will be furnished
Executive Council thereof, and in exercise and pur- | with a ticket, which he is to show whenever re-
suance of all powers and authorities enabling him in | quired by any station master or authorized porter,
this behalf, doth hereby make, and doth approve of, | or by the guard in charge of the train; and if it be
allow, and confirm, the By-laws, Rules, and Regula- | a return ticket, he must allow it to be marked when
tions hereto annexed, as the by-laws, rules, and | required; and every ticket (whether single, return, or
regulations to be in force with regard to the said lines | periodical) must be delivered up on demand of any
of railway for the purposes aforesaid.
SCHEDULE.
BY-LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS FOR REGULAT-
ING THE TRAVELLING UPON AND USING OF THE
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
Passenger Traffic.
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No person will be admitted to the booking | porter or servant authorized to collect tickets. Single
office at any station whilst the door is closed for | tickets not used on the day of issue, or a return ticket
making up and despatching any train, and no passen- | not used within the prescribed time, shall be deemed
ger will be allowed to take his or her seat in or upon | to be cancelled. Any person offending against the
any carriage used on the railway, or to travel therein | provisions of this regulation shall be liable to a penalty
upon the railway, without first having paid his or her | not exceeding five pounds.
fare and obtained a ticket. -
Tickets will be issued conditionally, that is to | 9. Tickets are not transferable; and any person
say, in case there shall be room in the train for all | using or attempting to use a transferred ticket, or a
the passengers to whom tickets shall have been issued. | ticket the time for the proper use of which has ex-
If there shall not be room for all such passengers, the | pired, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five
holders of periodical tickets shall have priority over | pounds.
holders of return and single tickets, and the fare will | 10. Any person knowingly, and with intent to de-
be returned, on application to the Station Master, to | fraud, travelling upon the railway in a carriage of a
the holders of such return and single tickets as shall | superior class to that for which he is provided with a
be unable to obtain seats. -
If any person travel or attempt to travel in any | ticket, or altering a return or other ticket, shall be
carriage on the railway without having previously | liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.
paid his fare, and with intent to avoid payment | 11. Tickets, whether single or return, shall be used
thereof; or if any person, having paid his fare for a | by passengers only to convey them to the station
certain distance, knowingly and wilfully proceed in | named thereon, or to a station short of that destina-
any such carriage beyond such distance without | tion. In no case, however, shall any "cheap excur-
previously paying the additional fare for the addi- | sion" ticket be used for any other station than that
tional distance, and with intent to avoid payment | for which such ticket is issued. Any person using
thereof; or if any person knowingly and wilfully | or attempting to use a ticket in violation of the pro-
refuse or neglect on arriving at the point to which he | vision of this section shall be liable to a penalty not
has paid his fare to quit such carriage, every such | exceeding two pounds.
person shall for every such offence be liable to a | 12. Any person, not duly authorized by the Super-
penalty not exceeding forty shillings. -
If any person be discovered either in or after | intendent, who shall sell or offer for sale any free pass
committing or attempting to commit such offence as | ticket or portion of a return ticket, shall be liable to
in the preceding clause mentioned, all officers and | a penalty not exceeding two pounds.
servants and other persons on behalf of the Superin- | 13. No male passenger shall be allowed to enter
tendent, and all constables, gaolers, and peace officers, | any waiting-room or carriage set apart for the accom-
may lawfully apprehend and detain such person until | modation of females; and any person remaining in
he can be conveniently taken before some Justice, | any such room or carriage after being warned to leave
or until he be otherwise discharged by due course | the same shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding
of law. -
No return or periodical ticket will be available | two pounds.
for special trains. -
Every passenger, on arriving at the station for | 14. Any person, not being a railway servant, who.
which he or she may have taken a ticket, or to or | shall open any carriage for the purpose of entering
from which he or she may hold a periodical ticket, | the same after the tickets have been examined and the
shall quit the station and premises of the railway; | carriage doors locked by the person appointed for
and no person shall be allowed to loiter about the | that purpose, or who shall let himself out of any
carriage, or attempt to do so, at any station or at
any time during the journey, by the use of a private
key or other instrument, shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding two pounds. -
No person shall, without the consent of the
Superintendent or other authorized officer, travel
outside a carriage on any railway under any cir-
cumstances, or get into or upon or quit any railway
carriage when the train is in motion; and any person
doing so, or attempting to do so, shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding two pounds. -
Smoking is strictly prohibited in any of the
railway sheds, offices, or waiting-rooms; and any
person found so smoking shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding two pounds. -
Smoking is strictly prohibited in any railway
carriage except those set apart for the purpose; and
any person found smoking in a carriage not set apart
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By-laws and Regulations for Canterbury Railways Passenger Traffic
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π Transport & Communications26 October 1875
Railways, By-laws, Regulations, Passenger Traffic, Canterbury, Fares, Tickets, Penalties
- Governor of New Zealand
- Executive Council
NZ Gazette 1875, No 61