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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

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

This Ticket is available on Saturdays only, and cannot be used unless the teacher
is proceeding to or coming from the training school; upon payment of an additional
charge of 10s. per term or part of a term, the ticket will be available for travelling
to the training school on Friday and returning on Saturday; and before it will be
issued a certificate must be produced from the Secretary of the Education Board
stating that the applicant is bond 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.

Religious Bodies and Friendly Societies.
22. Saturday Return Tickets will be issued to delegates of religious bodies and
friendly societies to enable them to attend yearly or half-yearly meetings, upon pro-
duction of certificate in writing from the Secretary or other duly-authorised officer
that the holder has been selected to attend such meeting. Tickets will be granted
for seven days previous to the first day of sitting, and will be available for the return
journey for a month from date of issue. Certificates must state on what date the
meeting commences. In all cases application must first be by the religious body or
friendly society to the New Zealand Railway Commissioners, who reserve to them-
selves the right to decline to issue such tickets.

Excursion Trains.
23. 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.
24. Special Trains will be charged as follows:—

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.

Special trains will be run only at the option of the Railway Commissioners.

School Excursions.
25. 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 bona 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.

Reserved Carriages.
26. The Commissioners do not undertake to supply reserved carriages or compart-
ments, but in such cases as carriages or compartments are reserved for invalids or
specially-authorised parties, the charge will be not less than as for four first-class
ordinary fares. If more persons than four travel the usual fares will be charged.

Football, Cricket, Tennis, Rowing, and Bowling Teams.
27. Second-class Saturday return tickets, available for first-class carriages, will
be issued to football, cricket, tennis, and bowling teams of not less than twelve
members. These tickets will be available for return for a week from date of issue.
Where a single journey only is to be made, second-class single tickets will be issued
available for first-class carriages.

Teams will be required to give three days' notice to the District Manager before
travelling.