Tramway Regulations and Fares




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

By-laws, &c., made by Manawatu County Council.—Scale of Fares, &c., Carnarvon-Sanson Tramway.

Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 10th July, 1884.
THE following by-laws, made by the Manawatu County Council, are published in accordance with “The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882.”
R. OLIVER,
(in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

SPECIAL ORDER No. 1.
THAT, in pursuance of the powers conferred on this Council by “The Counties Amendment Act, 1880,” and all other powers in anywise enabling the Council in that behalf, do hereby fix the following regulations and scale of fares, rates, and charges for the Carnarvon-Sanson Tramway, to come into force upon gazetting of the same.

PART I.—PASSENGERS.
GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.
Ordinary Tickets.

  1. Fares will be charged as specified in the “Schedule of Fares” following:—
    Schedule of Fares.
Number of Miles. Fares.
Single. Ordinary. Return for rday and Sunday.
First. First.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1 0 0 6 0 0 6
2 0 0 6 0 0 9
3 0 0 9 0 1 0
4 0 1 0 0 1 3
5 0 1 2 0 1 6
6 0 1 4 0 1 9
7 0 1 6 0 2 0
8 0 1 8 0 2 2
9 0 1 10 0 2 6
10 0 2 1 0 2 9
11 0 2 4 0 3 0
12 0 2 6 0 3 3
13 0 2 9 0 3 7
14 0 2 11 0 3 10
15 0 3 2 0 4 1
16 0 3 4 0 4 4
17 0 3 7 0 4 8
18 0 3 9 0 4 11
19 0 4 0 0 5 2
20 0 4 2 0 5 5
21 0 4 5 0 5 9
  1. Tickets for return journeys will be issued only on Saturdays and Sundays, and will be available for return up to the end of the following Monday. The mileage will be counted one way.

  2. Single tickets will be available for the day of issue only.

  3. Children under 3 years of age travel free; children under 12 years of age half rates.

Newspaper Reporters’ Season Tickets.
5. Season Tickets at half rates will be issued to newspaper reporters upon application from the proprietor or manager of the newspaper, specifying the name of the reporter, and certifying that he is a bonâ fide reporter and permanently engaged upon the staff of the newspaper. No more than two such tickets will be issued to any one newspaper available at the same time.

Newsboys’ Season Tickets.
6. Season Tickets at half the rate of ordinary Season Tickets will be issued to newsboys, 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 Season Tickets.
7. 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
For students and scholars over 16 and not exceeding 19 years

First Class. Second Class.
30s. 10s.
40s. 20s.

A certificate must be produced from the professor or schoolmaster that the applicant 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 Season Tickets.
8. 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

First Class.
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 certificate must be produced from the Secretary of the Education Board that the applicant is bonâ fide entitled to have such Ticket.



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🏗️ By-laws for Carnarvon-Sanson Tramway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
10 July 1884
Tramway, Fares, Regulations, Manawatu County Council
  • R. Oliver, Colonial Secretary (in the absence of the Colonial Secretary)