Railway Fare Regulations




Numb. 41. 705

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1893.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1893.

Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges on the New Zealand Government Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1887,” do hereby fix the following regulations and scale of fares, rates, and charges for the New Zealand Government Railways, to come into force on the 5th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, from which date all previous scales are declared to be hereby revoked, save and except the sectional fares for Messrs. Cook and Son’s tours, published in Gazette No. 46, of the 28th August, 1890; No. 16, of the 26th February, 1891; No. 28, of the 23rd April, 1891; and No. 54, of the 7th February, 1892; and the special scale of fares, rates, and charges on the New Zealand Midland Company’s Railway.

The common seal of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners was hereunto affixed, this thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, in the presence of

JAMES McKERROW, } New Zealand Railway Commissioners.
J. P. MAXWELL, }

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

Ordinary Tickets.

  1. FARES will be charged as specified in the “Schedule of Fares” following except otherwise provided for hereafter:—

SCHEDULE OF FARES.

No. of Miles. Fares.
Single. Return.
First. Second. First. Second.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 0 6 0 4 0 6 0 6
2 0 6 0 4 0 9 0 6
3 0 9 0 6 1 0 0 9
4 1 0 0 8 1 3 0 10
5 1 2 0 9 1 6 1 0
6 1 4 0 10 1 9 1 2
7 1 6 1 0 2 0 1 4
8 1 8 1 1 2 3 1 5
9 1 10 1 3 2 5 1 8
10 2 1 1 5 2 9 1 11
11 2 4 1 7 3 1 2 1
12 2 6 1 8 3 4 2 3
13 2 9 1 10 3 8 2 5
14 2 11 2 0 3 11 2 8
15 3 2 2 1 4 3 2 9
16 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 0
17 3 7 2 5 4 9 3 3
18 3 9 2 6 5 0 3 4
19 4 0 2 8 5 4 3 7
20 4 2 2 10 5 7 3 9
21 4 5 2 11 5 11 3 11
22 4 7 3 1 6 1 4 1
23 4 10 3 3 6 5 4 4
24 5 0 3 4 6 8 4 5
25 5 3 3 6 7 0 4 8
26 5 5 3 8 7 3 4 11

SCHEDULE OF FARES—continued.

No. of Miles. Fares.
Single. Return.
First. Second. First. Second.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
27 5 8 3 9 7 7 5 0
28 5 10 3 11 7 9 5 3
29 6 1 4 1 8 1 5 5
30 6 3 4 2 8 4 5 7
31 6 6 4 4 8 8 5 9
32 6 8 4 6 8 11 6 0
33 6 11 4 7 9 3 6 1
34 7 1 4 9 9 5 6 4
35 7 4 4 11 9 9 6 7
36 7 6 5 0 10 0 6 8
37 7 9 5 2 10 4 6 11
38 7 11 5 4 10 7 7 1
39 8 2 5 5 10 11 7 3
40 8 4 5 7 11 1 7 5
41 8 7 5 9 11 5 7 8
42 8 9 5 10 11 8 7 9
43 9 0 6 0 12 0 8 0
44 9 2 6 2 12 3 8 3
45 9 5 6 3 12 7 8 4
46 9 7 6 5 12 9 8 7
47 9 10 6 7 13 1 8 9
48 10 0 6 8 13 4 8 11
49 10 3 6 10 13 8 9 1
50 10 5 7 0 13 11 9 4
51 10 8 7 1 14 3 9 5
52 10 10 7 3 14 5 9 8


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🚂 Regulations and Scale of Fares for New Zealand Government Railways

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 May 1893
Fares, Rates, Charges, Railway, Regulations, Government Railways Act 1887
  • James McKerrow, New Zealand Railway Commissioners
  • J. P. Maxwell, New Zealand Railway Commissioners