Railway Fares and Regulations




MAY 30.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

575

Free Passes, &c.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

Market Tickets.

  1. Market tickets at Saturday return fares, available for the day of issue only
    may be issued one day a week to stations where markets are held, after public
    notification thereof.

Miscellaneous.

  1. 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.

LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

  1. The following local fares will be charged on the lines specified herein in lieu
    of those specified under general fares and regulations preceding.
    All the regulations under general fares and regulations preceding, except those
    numbered 1 and 2, will apply.
    Return Tickets are available only on the day of issue, except those issued on
    Saturday and Sunday, which are available till the Monday following. The mileage
    will be counted one way.

SUBURBAN TRAFFIC.

The following fares will be charged:---
Between Wellington and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance therefrom.
Between Christchurch and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance therefrom.
Between Dunedin and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance therefrom.

Fares.

No. of Miles. Single First Single Second Return First Return Second
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 4
2 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 4
3 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 9 0 0 6
4 0 0 9 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 8
5 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 3 0 0 10
6 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 1 6 0 1 0
7 0 1 4 0 0 11 0 1 9 0 1 2
8 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4
9 0 1 9 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 1 6
10 0 1 11 0 1 3 0 2 6 0 1 8


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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, Fares, Regulations, Free Passes, Public Vehicles, Market Tickets, Suburban Traffic, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin