New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 11

Page 192

✨ Railway Ticket Regulations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

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

FIRST CLASS. SECOND CLASS.
12 Months. 6 Months.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
0 10 0 0 8 0
  1. Annual Tickets, available over the whole of the 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.

Commutation Tickets.

  1. Fifty-trip tickets are issued for distances not over twenty miles.
    They will be sold only to persons resident in the neighbourhood of the issuing Station.
    They are available for one month from the date of issue.
    Any portion punched, detached, or not used before the ticket expires is not available for use.
    No reduction in charge is made for children.
    The tickets are not transferable.
    They will be charged as follows:—

SCALE.

Miles. First Class. Second Class. Miles. First Class. Second Class.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2 .. .. 0 7 6 0 5 0 12 .. .. 1 14 0 1 6 0
3 .. .. 0 10 6 0 7 6 13 .. .. 1 16 6 1 8 0
4 .. .. 0 13 6 0 10 0 14 .. .. 1 19 0 1 10 0
5 .. .. 0 16 6 0 12 0 15 .. .. 2 1 6 1 12 0
6 .. .. 0 19 0 0 14 0 16 .. .. 2 4 0 1 14 0
7 .. .. 1 1 6 0 16 0 17 .. .. 2 6 6 1 16 0
8 .. .. 1 4 0 0 18 0 18 .. .. 2 9 0 1 18 0
9 .. .. 1 6 6 1 0 6 19 .. .. 2 11 6 2 0 0
10 .. .. 1 9 0 1 2 0 20 .. .. 2 14 0 2 2 0
11 .. .. 1 11 6 1 4 0
  1. Fifty-trip family tickets are issued for distances not over twenty miles.
    They are available for three months from the date of issue.
    Any portion punched, detached, or not used before the ticket expires is not available for use.
    They will be sold only to heads of families resident in the neighbourhood of the issuing station.
    They are available only for the purchaser or any member of his family.
    Members of families are deemed to be persons living with the purchaser in his house.
    If used by any other person the ticket will be forfeited.
    Two children over three and not over twelve years old may go as one passenger; but not less than one portion will be punched if only one goes.
    The family tickets will be charged as follows:—

SCALE.

Miles. First Class. Second Class. Miles. First Class. Second Class.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2 .. .. 0 10 0 0 7 6 12 .. .. 2 5 0 1 14 0
3 .. .. 0 14 0 0 10 6 13 .. .. 2 8 6 1 16 6
4 .. .. 0 18 0 0 13 6 14 .. .. 2 12 0 1 19 0
5 .. .. 1 1 6 0 16 6 15 .. .. 2 15 6 2 1 6
6 .. .. 1 4 0 0 19 0 16 .. .. 2 19 0 2 4 0
7 .. .. 1 7 6 1 1 6 17 .. .. 3 2 6 2 6 6
8 .. .. 1 11 0 1 4 0 18 .. .. 3 6 0 2 9 0
9 .. .. 1 14 6 1 6 6 19 .. .. 3 9 6 2 11 6
10 .. .. 1 18 0 1 9 0 20 .. .. 3 13 0 2 14 0
11 .. .. 2 1 6 1 11 6

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 occupation. The maximum charge for either Island will be £10.


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🚂 Scale of Fares and Charges for New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 February 1892
Fares, Rates, Charges, Government Railways, Season Tickets, Commutation Tickets, Family Tickets, Apprentices, Pupil-teachers, Newspaper Reporters