Railway Fares Schedule




1634 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [Nov. 21

Season Tickets.

FIRST CLASS. | SECOND CLASS.
Miles. | 12 Months. | 6 Months. | 3 Months. | 1 Month. | Miles. | 12 Months. | 6 Months. | 3 Months. | 1 Month.
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
2 | 1 15 0 | 1 2 6 | 0 10 0 | | 2 | 1 2 6 | 0 15 0 | 0 6 6
3 | 4 17 6 | 2 15 0 | 1 13 9 | 0 15 0 | 3 | 1 5 0 | 0 11 3
4 | 6 15 0 | 3 15 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 0 0 | 4 | 1 15 0 | 0 16 0
5 | 7 10 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 10 0 | 1 2 6 | 5 | 1 15 0 | 0 18 0
6 | 8 10 0 | 5 5 0 | 3 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 6 | 2 0 0 | 0 1 0
7 | 9 10 0 | 5 15 0 | 3 5 0 | 1 10 0 | 7 | 2 5 0 | 1 2 6
8 | 10 10 0 | 6 10 0 | 3 15 0 | 1 14 0 | 8 | 2 15 0 | 1 5 0
9 | 11 10 0 | 7 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 1 16 0 | 9 | 3 0 0 | 1 7 0
10 | 12 10 0 | 7 10 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 0 0 | 10 | 3 5 0 | 1 10 0
11 | 13 10 0 | 8 5 0 | 4 15 0 | 2 3 0 | 11 | 3 10 0 | 1 14 0
12 | 14 10 0 | 8 15 0 | 5 5 0 | 2 7 0 | 12 | 4 0 0 | 1 16 0
13 | 15 10 0 | 9 10 0 | 6 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 13 | 4 15 0 | 2 0 0
14 | 16 10 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 6 0 | 2 14 0 | 14 | 5 5 0 | 2 3 0
15 | 17 10 0 | 0 11 0 | 0 6 5 | 2 16 0 | 15 | 6 0 0 | 2 7 0
16 | 18 10 0 | 0 11 10 | 0 7 0 | 3 0 0 | 16 | 6 15 0 | 2 10 0
17 | 19 5 0 | 0 11 10 | 0 7 0 | 3 3 0 | 17 | 7 10 0 | 3 3 0
18 | 20 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 0 7 5 | 3 6 0 | 18 | 8 5 0 | 3 6 0
19 | 20 15 0 | 0 12 10 | 0 7 10 | 3 9 0 | 19 | 9 0 0 | 3 9 0
20 | 21 10 0 | 0 13 0 | 0 7 15 | 0 3 12 0 | 20 | 9 15 10 | 3 12 0

FOR EVERY MILE IN EXCESS OF THE ABOVE.
0 15 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 | 0 10 0 0 7 6 0 4 0 0 2 6

Family Tickets.
Family Season Tickets, for not less than four persons, will be issued on applica-
tion to the Manager at two-thirds of the rate of ordinary Season Tickets for each
person.

Apprentices and Pupil-teachers.
Season Tickets at half the rate of ordinary Season Tickets will be issued to
apprentices and pupil-teachers whose age does not exceed 19 years, upon production
of satisfactory certificates from their masters or employers that that the applicants are
actually serving as apprentices or pupil-teachers, and that their age is within the
prescribed limit.

School Tickets.
Season Tickets for scholars and students will be issued at the following rates, at
per quarter or fractional part of a quarter, subject to the following conditions :-
For students and scholars not exceeding 16 years of age
First Second
Class. Class.
30s. 10s.
over 16 and not exceeding 19 years ... 40s. 20s.
A certificate must be produced from the professor or schoolmaster that the appli-
cant is a bond fide student or scholar in attendance at college or school, and that his
or her age is within the prescribed limit.
School Tickets will be available for any distance not exceeding 55 miles.
Every School Ticket will expire on the quarter-day next after its issue.

Railway Officers and Employés' Tickets.
Privilege ordinary tickets, and also privilege season tickets, at one-fourth the
ordinary rates, may be issued to Railway officers and employés, on behalf of them-
selves, wives, or members of their families not more than 18 years of age who
live in family with the applicant.

Season and Privilege Tickets.
Children under 14 years of age will be charged half rates for season and privilege
tickets, same as ordinary tickets.

School Parties.
First-class single tickets will be issued to the managers of school parties, number-
ing not less than 20 children, at the rate of one ticket for every four children, and
of one ticket for every two bond fide teachers accompanying them. No fractional
part of a ticket, less than one-half, will be issued.
Although first-class tickets will be issued, first-class carriages will not be guaranteed.

III.—EXCURSION AND SPECIAL TRAINS.

Excursion Trains.
Excursion Trains will be run by special request upon payment of a deposit (as a
guarantee, returnable if the takings exceed the amount) equivalent to the charge for
90 second-class single tickets. Second-class single tickets will be issued, and will be
available for the return journey by any class in such excursion train only.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1879, No 118





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🚂 Continuation of New Tariff of Charges for New Zealand Railways: Season and Excursion Tickets (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 November 1879
Railway fares, Season tickets, Family tickets, School tickets, Excursion trains, Apprentices, Pupil-teachers