JUNE 26.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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9. Children under 12 years of age will be charged half rates for Season Tickets.

Family Season Tickets.

10. 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.

Excursion Trains.

11. 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.

12. Special Trains will be charged as follows:-
    For one 6-wheel or two 4-wheel carriages, per mile up to 30 miles ... £ s. d.
    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.
Special trains will be run only at the option of the Railway Commissioners.

Reserved Carriages.

13. The Railway does 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.

Miscellaneous.

14. 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.

PART II.—LOCAL.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS,
HORSES, &c.

Passengers' Luggage.

The department will not be responsible for luggage which is not carried in the
van, or which passengers may have neglected to see labelled.
Passengers must have their luggage at the station at least ten minutes before the
advertised time of departure of the trains, or the department will not be responsible
for its despatch.

Excess Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 1121b. of bona fide personal s. d.
luggage, not including merchandise of any kind, free of charge.
For every 56lb. or fraction of 56lb. above this weight, for every fifty miles 1 0
or fraction of fifty miles, the charge will be

Lost Luggage.

Luggage left in a train will be charged for booking as lost luggage, at per 0 6
package
The platform will be cleared after each train, and all property found
will be treated as lost luggage, and if not claimed within one month
will be sold.

Left Luggage.

Luggage left in the Cloak-room will be charged for, the first day, per
parcel not exceeding 561b. in weight 0 2
Ditto, over 561b., and not over 1121b. ... ... 0 4
Ditto, over 1121b. ... ... 0 6
And for each day or part of a day after 24 hours, per parcel 0 1

In computing the charges, Sunday is considered a dies non, unless it be the day
on which the articles are deposited or taken out, in which case it must be reckoned.
Any luggage not claimed within a month will be sold.
The department reserves the right to refuse any package which may be deemed
offensive or objectionable by the department.
In all cases where a Luggage-room Ticket is given for more than one package, and
the holder of the ticket applies for and takes some, but not all, of the packages
away, a fresh ticket will be issued for the packages left, and the usual booking fee
for the fresh ticket will be charged.