Railway Season Ticket Regulations




MAY 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 573

SEASON TICKETS—continued.
FOR EVERY MILE ABOVE 20 MILES.

12 Months. 6 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month. 12 Months. 6 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month.
First Class. Second Class.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
0 10 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 0
  1. Annual Tickets, available over the whole of the New Zealand Railways for one
    year from the date of issue, will be charged £50.
  2. Children under 12 years of age will be charged half rates for Season Tickets.

Family Season Tickets.

  1. 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.

  1. 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 certificates in the following form 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:—

"I hereby certify that A.B. is a bonâ fide apprentice [or pupil-teacher] employed
in , and that present age is years months."

Newspaper Reporters' Season Tickets.

  1. 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.

  1. Season Tickets at half the rate of ordinary Season Tickets will be issued to
    newsboys, for use in travelling on the rail-
    ways always 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 that the person who makes the application is in his service.

School Season Tickets.

  1. 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 First Class. Second Class.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30s. 20s.
For students and scholars over 16 and not exceeding
19 years ... ... ... ... ... ... 40s. 20s.

A certificate in the following form must be produced from the professor or school-
master 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 :—

"I hereby certify that A.B. is a bonâ fide student or scholar in attendance at school
at , and that present age is years months."

School Tickets will be available for any distance not exceeding 55 miles.
Every School Ticket will be issued and dated as from the first day only of each
quarter, and will expire on the quarter-day next after its issue.

Free School Season Tickets.

  1. Second-class Quarterly Tickets may be issued to school children not over 15
    years of age,—
    (a.) To those attending the Government primary schools; from railway stations
    where there is no primary school in the vicinity, and only to the station
    in the vicinity of the nearest primary school :
    (b.) To those attending private schools for primary education.
    Tickets will be issued only on the certificate of the schoolmaster, forwarded to the
    District Manager 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 , for the purpose of attending the
    school at the latter place."


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1889, No 33





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🚂 Continuation of Schedule of Fares, Rates, and Charges for New Zealand Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 May 1889
Railway, Season Tickets, Fares, Rates, Apprentices, Scholars, Reporters, Newsboys, Schedule