THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Sheep, rams, goats, calves, pigs, and other small animals (except | Every person depositing luggage will be furnished with a
dogs), when conveyed in van to be charged as follows:-
receipt, stating the number and description of the articles de-
Small calves, pigs, sheep, goats, and other small animals (except | posited, which receipt must be given up to the railway servants
dogs and rams), up to 56 lbs. weight, to be charged ordinary | upon their delivery of the articles thereon described; and the
parcel rates.
Government give notice that they will not deliver up luggage
Rams and large calves to be charged 2d. per mile each, with the | except to persons producing the proper receipt for the respective
minimum rate of 3s.
articles claimed, which delivery shall acquit the Government
from all further claims in respect thereof.
PASSENGER RATES.
First class, per mile ... ... ... s. d.
0 3 | The Government will not be responsible, under any circum-
Second class, per mile ... ... ... 0 2 | stances, for loss of or injury to any articles, except deposited in
Return tickets, one fare and a-half.
the cloak-room.
Special Trains.
£1 per mile; minimum charge, £3.
Articles of merchandise, such as hampers or cases, furniture,
household stores, &c., will not be received at the cloak-rooms,
Season tickets will be issued at half the usual rates to scholars | and such packages can only be forwarded through the parcels
under 17 years of age, and to apprentices and articled pupils | offices as parcels or goods, and they must in all cases
under 21 years of age, upon production of satisfactory certificates | be fully addressed.
from the authorities of the school, or from the employers, as the
case may be. Season Tickets are not transferable, and, if used
by any other than the person to whom they were issued, they
are forfeited.
SEASON-TICKET RATES.
FIRST CLASS.
Holders of Season Tickets must undertake to produce their | Mls. 12 Months. 6 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month.
tickets for examination when required to do so by the proper | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
officer of the railway, and to sign their names when desired so | 2 3 0 0 1 15 0 1 2 6 0 10 0
to do in the books of the railway provided for that purpose.
3 4 17 6 2 15 0 1 13 9 0 15 0
In the event of the loss of a Season Ticket the holder will | 4 6 15 0 3 15 0 2 5 0 1 0 0
not be entitled to another in lieu thereof without another | 5 7 10 0 4 10 0 2 10 0 1 2 6
payment.
6 8 10 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 1 7 0
Season Tickets are required to be delivered up to the Rail- | 7 9 10 0 5 15 0 3 5 0 1 10 0
way Department on or before the date of expiry, on which date | 8 10 10 0 6 10 0 3 15 0 1 14 0
they cease to be in force.
9 11 10 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 0
Season Tickets may be obtained at any date on application | 10 12 10 0 7 10 0 4 10 0 2 0 0
either personally or in writing at the Traffic Manager's office, | 11 13 10 0 8 5 0 4 15 0 2 3 0
Invercargill, and the General Manager's office, Dunedin, or by | 12 14 10 0 8 15 0 5 5 0 2 7 0
written application transmitted through any of the railway | 13 15 10 0 9 10 0 5 10 0 2 10 0
station masters. Twenty-four hours' notice should be given in | 14 16 10 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 2 14 0
all cases. Applicants will be required to subscribe to the | 15 17 10 0 10 10 0 6 5 0 2 16 0
Railway Rules, By-laws, and Regulations, before the tickets | 16 18 10 0 11 0 0 6 15 0 3 0 0
can be delivered to them.
17 19 5 0 11 10 0 7 0 0 3 3 0
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
18 20 0 0 12 0 0 7 5 0 3 5 0
Mean Time kept at all Stations.
19 20 15 0 12 10 0 7 10 0 3 7 0
Notice. In order to secure the punctual departure of trains, | 20 21 10 0 13 0 0 7 15 0 3 10 0
passengers are requested to be at the station at least five
minutes before the time appointed for starting, and earlier if | SECOND CLASS.
they have luggage, as the Government cannot be responsible for |
passengers not going by any train unless they have taken their | | 12 Months. 6 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month.
seats before the time it is due to start, or for any luggage not | | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
being sent on if it is not in the station and labelled at least five | 2 2 5 0 1 2 6 0 15 0 0 6 6
minutes before the advertised time of departure of the train.
3 3 10 0 2 1 3 1 5 0 0 11 3
Children under 3 years travel free; those above 3 years and | 4 4 15 0 3 0 0 1 15 0 0 16 0
under 12, half-price.
5 5 15 0 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Tickets must be shown to the railway servants, or delivered | 6 6 10 0 4 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 0
up to them when demanded. Parties not producing their | 7 7 5 0 4 10 0 2 10 0 1 2 6
tickets are liable to be charged the fare from the most distant | 8 8 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 0 1 5 0
station from which the train shall have started. They are only | 9 8 15 0 5 10 0 3 0 0 1 7 0
available on the day of issue, and are not transferable. Parties | 10 9 10 0 6 0 0 3 5 0 1 10 0
cannot re-book at an intermediate station by the same train.
11 10 5 0 6 10 0 3 10 0 1 12 0
No tickets will be issued after a train arrives at an intermediate | 12 11 0 0 7 0 0 3 15 0 1 14 0
station.
13 11 15 0 7 10 0 4 0 0 1 16 0
Tickets.-Passengers are requested to examine their tickets | 14 12 10 0 8 0 0 4 5 0 1 18 0
and change before leaving the booking-office counter, as mis- | 15 13 15 0 8 10 0 4 10 0 2 0 0
takes cannot afterwards be rectified.
16 14 0 0 9 0 0 4 15 0 2 3 0
The Government will not undertake to make any allowance | 17 14 10 0 9 10 0 5 0 0 2 5 0
for tickets lost, mislaid, or not used.
18 15 5 0 9 15 0 5 5 0 2 7 0
Luggage. Every first-class passenger may take with him, | 19 15 15 0 10 5 0 5 10 0 2 10 0
without extra payment, 120 lbs.; every second-class passenger, | 20 16 5 0 10 10 0 5 15 0 2 12 0
100 lbs. of luggage. All other luggage must be paid for at
half-parcel rates, according to weight. The Government will | FORSTER GORING,
not in any case be liable for luggage taken with the passengers | Clerk of the Executive Council.
into the carriages, but only when it is labelled and placed in
the luggage van.
By-law for prevention of overloading of Steamers
Incivility. The Government requests that any instance of | and Sailing Vessels.
incivility or misconduct on the part of the persons employed at |
NORMANBY, Governor.
the stations may be directly reported to the General Manager.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
N.B. The Government appoint that the under-mentioned |
sums be paid them for warehousing passengers' luggage which | At the Government House, at Wellington, this
has been or which is about to be conveyed on their railway, | fifteenth day of February, 1876.
viz.,-
Present:
For any period not exceeding three days, 2d. for each | HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
package; and after three days, 1d. additional for each package |
per day or part of a day.
WHEREAS by the tenth section of "The Marine
And they hereby give notice, that they will not be answerable | Act, 1867," it is enacted that the Governor
for loss or injury to any such package beyond the value of £5, | in Council may from time to time make, vary, and
unless at the time of the delivery of such package to them the | repeal by-laws and regulations for the prevention of
true value and nature thereof, and of the article or articles or | overloading of either steam or sailing vessels, and of
property therein, shall have been declared by the person deliver-
ing the same, and a sum at the rate of 1d. per pound sterling
of the declared value be paid for such package for each day or
part of a day for which the same shall be left, in addition to the
before-mentioned ordinary warehouse charges.