Railway Ticket Concessions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 96

Season Tickets.

FIRST CLASS.
Miles. 12 Months. 6 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month.

SECOND CLASS.
Miles. 12 Months. 6 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month.

FOR EVERY MILE ABOVE 20 MILES.
o 10 o o 8 o o 4 o o 2 o o 8 o o 6 o o 3 o o 2 o

Annual Tickets, available over the whole of the New Zealand Railways for one
year from the date of issue, will be charged £50.

Children under 12 years of age will be charged half rates for Season Tickets, same
as for Ordinary Tickets.

Family Tickets.

Family Season Tickets will be issued to families at two-thirds of the rate of
ordinary Season Tickets for each person. Family Tickets for less than four persons
will be charged as for four persons.

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.

Newsboys.

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 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 :-

For students and scholars not exceeding 16 years of age ... 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 bonâ 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.

Teachers' Saturday Tickets.

Teachers' Saturday Tickets will be issued at the following rate per quarter or
fractional part of a quarter:-

For public school teachers attending Saturday training classes ... 20s.
This Ticket is available on Saturdays only, and cannot be used unless the teacher
is proceeding to or coming from the training school, and before being issued a certifi-
cate must be produced from the Secretary of the Education Board that the applicant
is bonâ fide entitled to have such Ticket.

Railway Officers' and Employes' Tickets.

Privilege Ordinary Tickets and Privilege Season Tickets, at one-fourth the ordinary
rates, may be issued to railway officers and employés, or to their wives. The minimum
charge for privilege ordinary tickets to be the same as for ordinary tickets.

Volunteer Tickets.

Tickets will be issued to Volunteers in uniform without charge, upon written
order from the Officer commanding the district.



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🏗️ Detailed conditions for various Railway Season Tickets and concessions (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 November 1882
Railways, Season Tickets, Fares, Apprentices, School Tickets, Volunteers, Employees, Concessions

🏗️ Fixing Scale of Fares, Rates and Charges on New Zealand Railways (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 November 1882
Railways, Season Tickets, Fares, Concessions, Apprentices, School Tickets, Volunteers