New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 2

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✨ Railway Season Ticket Tariffs

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Season Tickets.

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

FOR EVERY MILE IN EXCESS OF THE ABOVE.

FC 12 Months	FC 6 Months	FC 3 Months	FC 1 Month	SC 12 Months	SC 6 Months	SC 3 Months	SC 1 Month
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 the applicants are
actually serving as apprentices or pupil teachers, and that their age is within the
prescribed limit.

News Boys.
Season Tickets at half the rate of ordinary Season Tickets will be issued to news boys
for use in travelling on the railways, only for the purpose of selling newspapers,
upon the production of a certificate from the proprietor or manager of the newspaper
that the tickets are required and will be used for that purpose only, and that the
person who makes the application is engaged in his service.

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:--

	First Class.	Second Class.
For students and scholars not exceeding 16 years of age	20s.	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 bona 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 fifty-five miles.
Every School Ticket will expire on the quarter-day next after its issue.

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 equiva-
lent to the charge for 90 second-class single tickets. Ordinary single tickets will be
issued, which will be available for the return journey.

Special Trains.
Special Trains, with one large or two small carriages ... £ s. d.
For every additional carriage ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 per mile.
Minimum charge ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 "
The mileage will be counted one way only.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 2

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🚂 Detailed Schedule of Season Ticket Rates and Special Train Charges (continued from previous page)

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