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12. Annual Tickets, available over the whole of New Zealand Railways for one
    year from the date of issue, will be charged £50.
13. Children under 12 years of age will be charged half rates for Season Tickets,
    same as for Ordinary Tickets.

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 occupa-
    tion. 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 news-
    papers, 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 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.

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 school-
    master, forwarded to the Minister for Public Works through the Chairman of Com-
    mittee 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:—
    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 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 pay-
    ment 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.