MAY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 541

Family Season Tickets.

14. 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.

15. 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.

Newspaper Reporters' Season Tickets.

16. Season tickets will be issued at half rates 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, permanently engaged upon the staff of the newspaper, and not following any other profession or occupation. Two reporters will be allowed to travel for the same newspaper for each £50 ticket taken out.

Newsboys' Season Tickets.

17. 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.

18. 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 30s. 10s.
For students and scholars over 16 and not exceeding
19 years ... ... ... 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.

Free School Season Tickets.

19. Second class quarterly tickets may be issued to school children not over 14 years of age attending the Government primary schools, subject to following conditions:—

Such tickets will be issued only from railway stations where there is no primary school in the vicinity, and will be issued only to the station in the vicinity of the nearest primary school. Tickets will be issued only on the certificate of the schoolmaster, forwarded to the District Manager through the Chairman of Committee having charge of such school, in the following form:—

"I hereby certify that A.B., aged , and residing at , is entitled to a free school ticket from to , for the purpose of attending the school at the latter place."

Teachers' Saturday Season Tickets.

20. Teachers' Saturday Tickets will be issued at the following rate per term or fractional part of a term:—

First Class.
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 it will be issued a certificate must be produced from the Secretary of the Education Board stating that the applicant is bonâ fide entitled to have such Ticket, and stating the duration of the term.

Official Season Tickets.

21. Official Season Tickets, for use by Government officers travelling on public service only, will be issued at rates to be fixed in each case by the Minister.

Excursion Trains.

22. Excursion Trains at special fares will be run by special request upon payment of a deposit (as a guarantee, returnable if the takings exceed the amount) equivalent to the charge for 80 second-class Saturday return tickets. Minimum charge, £5.

Special Trains.

23. Special Trains will be charged as follows:— £ s. d.
    For one 6-wheel or two 4-wheel carriages, per mile up to 30 miles 0 10 0
    For every additional mile ... ... ... 0 7 6
    For every additional carriage per mile ... ... ... 0 5 0
    Minimum charge ... ... ... 5 0 0

The mileage will be counted one way only.

A charge of 5s. per mile will be made for all special trains of one large or two small carriages required by any Government department to convey passengers or mails; 2s. 6d. per mile for each extra vehicle. Minimum charge, £3 sterling. When engine is ordered and not used half the minimum charge will be made.

Special Trains will be permitted to wait five hours at the station of destination, after which period half special train rates will be charged for the return journey until seven hours' detention from time of arrival; after which full special-train rates will be charged for the return journey.

School Excursions.

24. First-class Saturday Return Tickets will be issued, available for any ordinary trains, to the managers of school parties numbering not less than 20 children, at the rate of one ticket for every four children, and of one ticket for every two bonâ fide teachers accompanying them. No fractional part of a ticket will be issued.

Although First-class Tickets will be issued, first-class carriages will not be guaranteed.

Free Passes, &c.

25. Free Passes, Season or School Tickets do not entitle the bearers thereof to travel by Special or Excursion Train, except the ordinary trains are suspended.

Public Vehicles.

26. The driver of any public vehicle plying for hire within the precincts of any railway will be charged a fee of 10s. for a twelve months' license, to be issued at the option of the Manager. No public vehicle will be allowed to ply within the limits of the railway without a license.

27. No fractions of a mile will be used in computing fares. Five chains and over will be counted as an additional mile; less than five chains will be omitted.