✨ Railway Fares and Conditions
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
extension of time will be allowed for the return
journey.
All tickets used for return later than the day of
issue must be presented at the ticket window and
re-dated before the passenger enters the train for
the return journey. Any person neglecting to get
his ticket re-dated will have to pay the ordinary
fare.
Ordinary Single Tickets.
Issued on Saturdays and Sundays are available as
return tickets until the end of the following Monday,
when re-dated as above.
Fractional Parts of a Mile.
Distances of five (5) chains and over are to be
counted and charged as a full mile. Odd chains
under five (5) are to be foregone.
SEASON TICKETS, SCHOOL TICKETS, EXCURSION
AND SPECIAL TRAINS.
Excursion Trains.
Excursion trains will be run by special request
upon a minimum number of 120 full fare second
class single tickets being taken, such tickets being
available for the return journey.
Special Trains.
The rate for special trains, with one large
or two small carriages, per mile, is ... 0 15 0
For every additional carriage, per mile ... 0 5 0
The minimum charge for a special train is 5 0 0
The mileage is counted one way only.
Special trains will be permitted to wait five hours
at the station of destination, after which period half-
rates will be charged for the return journey until
seven hours' detention from time of arrival, after
which full rates will be charged for the return
journey.
Season Tickets.
Season tickets will be issued at the following rates.
Application for them must be made to the General
Manager of the line, upon a form to be obtained
from any Station Clerk:—
FIRST CLASS.
| Miles. | Twelve Months. | Six Months. | Three Months. | One Month. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £ s. d. 3 0 0 | £ s. d. 1 15 0 | £ s. d. 1 2 6 | £ s. d. 0 10 0 |
| 3 | 4 17 6 | 2 15 0 | 1 13 9 | 0 15 0 |
| 4 | 6 15 0 | 3 15 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 0 0 |
| 5 | 7 10 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 10 0 | 1 2 6 |
| 6 | 8 10 0 | 5 5 0 | 3 0 0 | 1 7 0 |
| 7 | 9 10 0 | 5 15 0 | 3 5 0 | 1 10 0 |
| 8 | 10 10 0 | 6 10 0 | 3 15 0 | 1 14 0 |
| 9 | 11 10 0 | 7 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 1 16 0 |
| 10 | 12 10 0 | 7 10 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 11 | 13 10 0 | 8 5 0 | 4 15 0 | 2 3 0 |
| 12 | 14 10 0 | 8 15 0 | 5 5 0 | 2 7 0 |
| 13 | 15 10 0 | 9 10 0 | 5 10 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 14 | 16 10 0 | 10 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 2 14 0 |
| 15 | 17 0 0 | 10 10 0 | 6 5 0 | 2 16 0 |
| 16 | 18 10 0 | 11 0 0 | 6 15 0 | 3 0 0 |
| 17 | 19 5 0 | 11 10 0 | 7 0 0 | 3 3 0 |
| 18 | 20 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 7 5 0 | 3 6 0 |
| 19 | 20 15 0 | 12 10 0 | 7 10 0 | 3 9 0 |
| 20 | 21 10 0 | 13 0 0 | 7 15 0 | 3 12 0 |
For Further Distances and for Every Mile.
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 15 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 3 0 |
SECOND CLASS.
| Miles. | Twelve Months. | Six Months. | Three Months. | One Month. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £ s. d. 2 5 0 | £ s. d. 1 2 6 | £ s. d. 0 15 0 | £ s. d. 0 6 6 |
| 3 | 3 10 0 | 2 1 3 | 1 5 0 | 0 11 3 |
| 4 | 4 15 0 | 3 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 0 16 0 |
| 5 | 5 15 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 0 0 | 0 18 0 |
| 6 | 6 10 0 | 4 0 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 2 6 |
| 7 | 7 5 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 10 0 | 1 2 6 |
| 8 | 8 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 1 5 0 |
| 9 | 8 15 0 | 5 10 0 | 3 0 0 | 1 7 0 |
| 10 | 9 10 0 | 6 0 0 | 3 5 0 | 1 10 0 |
| 11 | 10 5 0 | 6 10 0 | 3 10 0 | 1 12 0 |
| 12 | 11 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 3 15 0 | 1 14 0 |
| 13 | 11 15 0 | 7 10 0 | 4 0 0 | 1 16 0 |
| 14 | 12 10 0 | 8 0 0 | 4 5 0 | 1 18 0 |
| 15 | 13 5 0 | 8 10 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 16 | 14 0 0 | 9 0 0 | 4 15 0 | 2 3 0 |
| 17 | 14 10 0 | 9 7 6 | 4 19 0 | 2 5 6 |
| 18 | 15 0 0 | 9 15 0 | 5 3 0 | 2 8 0 |
| 19 | 15 10 0 | 10 2 6 | 5 7 0 | 2 10 6 |
| 20 | 16 0 0 | 10 10 0 | 5 11 0 | 2 13 0 |
For Further Distances and for Every Mile.
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 10 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 4 0 | 0 2 6 |
School Tickets.
Season tickets, for scholars and students whose age
does not exceed nineteen (19) years, upon the pro-
duction of satisfactory certificates from the school-
master that the applicants are bonâ fide scholars in
attendance at school, and that their age does not
exceed the prescribed limits, will be issued, available
only for travelling to and from school, at per quarter
or fractional part of a quarter, irrespective of dis-
tance, each ten shillings (10s.)
These tickets will terminate on a quarter-day, the
charge to be the same whether the ticket is taken
out at the beginning of the quarter or at any later
date. First class carriages are not guaranteed,
except in the case of girls.
School Parties.
s. d.
Parties of school children numbering twenty
or upwards can be conveyed by ordinary
trains, at per mile, including return, each 0 0
Bonâ fide teachers, accompanying the child-
ren, each ... ... ... ... ... 0 1
First class tickets will be issued in such cases, but
first class carriages are not guaranteed.
Free Passes, &c.
Free passes, season, or school tickets do not entitle
the bearers thereof to travel by special or excursion
trains, except the ordinary trains are suspended.
Family Tickets.
Family season tickets will be issued on application
to the Manager at two-thirds the rate of ordinary
season tickets. Minimum charge as for four persons.
Apprentices and Pupil Teachers.
Season tickets at half ordinary fares will be issued
to apprentices and pupil teachers whose age does not
exceed nineteen years, upon production of satisfac-
tory certificates from their masters or employers
that the applicants are actually serving as appren-
tices or pupil teachers, and that their age is within
the prescribed limits.
News Boys.
Season tickets at half ordinary fares will be issued
to news boys for use in travelling on the railways for
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