APRIL 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 487

posted up the morning of the day on which morning they
they come into operation, before the Station is come into
open for business, and all old Time-Tables operation.
must be removed and destroyed.

156. The Public Notice-board at the Station Public notice-
     must be kept in good order, containing only board to contain
     the Railway or other authorized Notices in only.
     force, and such Notices must be exhibited on it
     alone, and not on the walls or doors of the
     Station.

157. Persons not employed in the Service, Trespassers.
     or not about to travel by the Trains, have no
     right of access to the Station, but no person is
     to be excluded from the platforms without
     sufficient or special reasons. The Booking Booking office
     Offices must be kept perfectly private, and the to be kept
     public must not have access behind the counter private.
     of any Station, or be furnished with informa-
     tion which is not intended for them.

158. The Booking Office must never be left Competent per-
     unlocked during the hours of business without son to be in
     a competent person in charge, and the windows charge of book-
     of the Booking Office must be open, for the ing office.
     purpose of issuing tickets, at least a quarter of
     an hour before each Train is due to depart.
     On Race-days and other Holidays tickets
     must be sold at all times.

159. If a Guard or Stationmaster has reason Passengers not
     to suspect that any Passenger is or has been producing their
     travelling upon the Railway without having tickets.]
     paid any fare, or the proper fare, he may
     require such person to produce his Ticket; and
     every Passenger, before leaving the Railway
     premises at the end of the journey, is to be
     required to deliver up his Ticket. If any
     Passenger shall refuse or be unable to produce
     a proper Ticket, or shall commit any other
     offence against the By-laws and Regulations of
     the Railway relating to travellers by the Rail-
     way, the case shall be immediately investigated
     by the Stationmaster where the occurrence
     may take place, who is to exercise his discre-
     tion as to the proceedings to be taken, always
     reporting what he has done.

160. The power of detention is to be exer- Detention of
     cised with great caution, and never where the passengers.
     address of the party is known, or adequate
     security offered for his appearance to answer
     the charge. When it is necessary to detain
     any person, such detention shall not not continue
     for a longer time than is absolutely necessary,
     and the person shall be conveyed before a
     Magistrate with as little delay as possible.

161. The power of detention for offences is Detention of
     limited to the person of the Passenger, and passengers,
     does not extend to his luggage; but the luggage persons only.
     may be detained for the fare, in case it is not
     intended to proceed against the owner for a
     penalty, such luggage being subject to a lien
     for the amount of fare.

162. As it is intent which constitutes the Detention to be
     offence, it is very desirable that the power of exercised with
     detention should be exercised with caution and discretion.
     discretion, as cases may frequently occur of
     persons unintentionally travelling beyond the
     distance for which they have paid their fare,
     or even against their wish and to their incon-
     venience; and the right of detention is appli-
     cable only in cases of Passengers travelling
     without having first paid their fare, or in
     cases of what is termed over-riding by parties
     who, knowingly and wilfully, proceed beyond
     the place to which they are booked, not only
     without previously paying the additional fare
     for the additional distance, but also with intent
     to avoid payment thereof.

163. Should a Passenger Train in stopping Passenger train
     at a Station over-run or stop short of the over-running or
     stopping short
     Platform, the Engine-driver must not move of platform.
     the Train back or draw it forward until he
     receives instructions from the Guard in charge
     to do so; Stationmasters, Guards, and others
     must at once take steps to prevent Passengers
     leaving the Carriages; and as soon as the
     Guard in charge has satisfied himself that all
     Carriage Doors are closed, and that no Pas-
     senger is entering or leaving the Train, he
     must instruct the Engine-driver to put back
     or draw up to the Platform, as may be re-
     quired. The Engine-driver must sound his
     whistle before moving the Train.

164. In cases where Passengers are carried Passengers
     out of their way and to a wrong Station by wrongly carried.
     mistake, the Stationmaster (after satisfying
     himself that they have really been over-carried
     by mistake) will not charge excess fare, but
     send them to their proper destination by first
     Train, giving a note to Guard to pass them on
     to proper Station, and reporting the circum-
     stances to the Manager.

165. When an accident or obstruction of any Accident or
     kind occurs on any part of the Line, it must obstruction to
     be immediately reported by telegraph, or by be reported.
     the most expeditious means, to the next Station
     or Signal-box on each side of the place where
     the accident occurred, so that notice may be
     given to the Engine-drivers and Guards of
     approaching Trains, also to the Heads of De-
     partments. It must also be reported by tele-
     graph to the Officer who has running charge
     of that portion of the Line where the accident
     has occurred, and to those Stations where the
     starting or crossing of other Trains is liable to
     be affected by the delay caused by the obstruc-
     tion.

166. Stationmasters and Ticket Collectors Season tickets to
     are required to examine all Season Tickets at be examined.
     the time they examine the ordinary Tickets.
     Passengers not producing their Season Tickets
     must pay ordinary fare.

167. When Passenger Trains arrive at the Names of
     platform, the name of the Station must be dis- stations to be
     tinctly called opposite each Compartment of called.
     every Carriage, by the Porters on duty. At
     Junctions the change of Train is to be called
     in same manner.

168. Stationmasters must give twenty-one Notice to be
     days' notice at least to the Manager, of great given of races,
     Markets, Show-days, Races, &c., in the neigh- &c.
     bourhood of their Stations, so that extra ac-
     commodation may be provided.

169. When a horse is used on the Railway, Horse must be
     a man must, in all cases, remain with it, led.
     whether it is drawing vehicles or not.

170. No Engine, or any Vehicle, the pro- No private
     perty of a private owner, must, under any cir- engine to be
     cumstances, be allowed to enter upon the allowed on line
     Main Line, except by special permission of rity.
     without autho-
     the General Manager.

171. Stationmasters, or persons having charge To report acci-
     of Signals, Gates, Pumps, Water-services, dent to signals,
     Turntables, or Points, shall see that they are points, &c.
     in complete working order and properly oiled,
     and shall give notice to the Ganger of the
     length immediately, and also to the Manager,
     when repairs are required; and, if any part
     becomes deranged or broken, the nearest
     Ganger must be ordered to have the same
     made safe; the person in charge will be held
     responsible for the consequence of any accident
     that may arise from defects, unless such defect
     shall have been previously reported, as here
     required.

172. The greatest care must always be taken Signal-lamps to
     in the cleaning, trimming, and lighting of be carefully
     Signal-Lamps; Stationmasters who are not cleaned.
     required to do this duty themselves are still
     responsible for seeing it efficiently done.

173. The Oil-burners of the Semaphore Signal-lamps,
     Signals and Platform Lamps must always be when to be lit
     taken out of their cases when the lights are and extin-
     extinguished, thus: At places where a person guished.
     is in attendance all night, and at level cross-
     ings where a Stationmaster or Gateman is
     resident on the spot, the Signal-Lamps must
     not be put out till broad daylight in the morn-
     ing. At places where no person is in attend-
     ance during the night, the Signal-Lamps must
     be put out before the person last on duty
     leaves. In foggy weather or snow-storms,
     when the Day Signals cannot be plainly seen,
     the Signal-Lamps must be kept burning by
     day as well as by night. Where no Night
     Trains are run, the lights are to be extinguished
     after the passage of the last Train.

174. The Oil-burners of all Distant and other Signal-lamps not
     fixed Signals must not be trimmed at the to be trimmed at
     signal-posts.
     Signal-posts, but must be brought to the
     Station, Lamp-room, or Signal-box, as the
     case may be, and cleaned and trimmed there;
     and not replaced in the Signal-Lamp until
     required to be lighted. The Oil-burners of
     Platform-Lamps must be taken to the Lamp-