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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 may be run at the option of the Railway upon payment 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:—

£ 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.

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

Reserved Carriages.

13. The Railway does not undertake to supply reserved carriages or compartments, 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 Railway 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 Railway will not be responsible for its despatch.

Excess Luggage.

Each passenger will be allowed to take 112lb. of bonâ fide personal luggage, not including merchandise of any kind, free of charge. For every 56lb. or fraction of 56lb. above this weight, for every fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles, the charge will be … … … 1 0

Lost Luggage.

Luggage left in a train will be charged for booking as lost luggage, at per package … … … … … 0 6

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 56lb. in weight … … … 0 2
Ditto, over 56lb., and not over 112lb. … … … 0 4
Ditto, over 112lb. … … … 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 Railway reserves the right to refuse any package which may be deemed offensive or objectionable by the Railway.

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.