New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 2

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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1879.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1879.

Tariff of Charges on the New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with the power vested in me by By-law 52 of the By-laws for the New Zealand Railways,
made by Order in Council dated the 17th day of December, 1878, I hereby give notice that the following
scale of fares and charges for the conveyance of passengers and for the carriage and delivery of goods and
parcels on the New Zealand Railways is hereby fixed in lieu of that at present in force, and that such
scale shall come into force on the 6th day of January, 1879.

Dated this 2nd day of January, 1879.

JAMES MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

I.—ORDINARY TICKETS.

Description	Rate per Mile	Minimum Charge
FIRST CLASS, SINGLE	3D.	6D.
SECOND ,,	2D.	4D.
FIRST CLASS, RETURN	4½D.	9D.
SECOND ,,	3D.	6D.

CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE HALF RATES.

Mileage for Return Tickets is to be counted one way only.
Return Tickets will be available for return for distances of 25 miles and under on
the day of issue only; for each additional 25 miles or fraction thereof, one day's
extension of time will be allowed for the return journey.
Tickets used for return after the day of issue must be presented at the Ticket
Window and re-dated before the passenger enters the train for the return journey.
Passengers neglecting to get their tickets re-dated will be charged the ordinary fare.
Ordinary Single Tickets issued on Saturdays and Sundays will be available as
Return Tickets until the end of the following Monday, when re-dated as above.

II.—SEASON TICKETS AND SCHOOL TICKETS.

Application for Season and School Tickets must be made to the General Manager
of the line, upon a form to be obtained from any Station Clerk.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 2

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🚂 Tariff of Charges on the New Zealand Railways

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated2 January 1879
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James Macandrew, Minister for Public Works

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