New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 36

Page 591

✨ Railway Tariff Changes

Numb. 36.

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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1881.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881.

Tariff of Charges on the New Zealand Railways, covering all Changes to date.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zealand Railways, made by Order in Council dated the 6th
day of January, 1881, 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 such scale shall come into force on the 25th day of June, 1881.

Dated the 12th day of May, 1881.

R. OLIVER,
Minister for Public Works.

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

I.—ORDINARY TICKETS.

Item	Rate	Minimum Charge
FIRST CLASS, SINGLE	3D. PER MILE.	6D.
SECOND ,,	2D.	4D.
FIRST CLASS, RETURN	4D.	9D.
SECOND ,,	3D.	6D.

CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE TRAVEL FREE.
,, 12 ,, 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. When a Sunday intervenes
in the time for which they are available such Sunday will not be reckoned.
No return or periodical ticket will be available for special or for excursion trains,
except when the ordinary time table is suspended.
Ordinary Single Tickets issued on Saturdays aud Sundays will be available as
Return Tickets until the end of the following Monday. In all other cases, single
tickets will be available on the day of issue only.
Flag Station Tickets will be issued only to the next Booking Station.
Passengers getting into the Train at a Booking Station without a Ticket will be
charged One Shilling in addition to the ordinary fare.

II.—SEASON TICKETS AND SCHOOL TICKETS.
Application for Season and School Tickets must be made to the Manager of the
line, upon a form to be obtained at any Station.
All School Tickets will be issued and dated as from the first day only of each
quarter.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1881, No 36

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🚂 New Tariff of Charges for New Zealand Railways Passengers and Goods

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated12 May 1881
KeywordsRailway tariffs, Fares, Goods charges, Passengers, Season tickets, School tickets, By-laws
👩‍💼 Officials

R. Oliver, Minister for Public Works

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