1722
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 93

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PASSENGERS.

Newspaper Reporters' Season Tickets.

19. 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.

Newsboys' Season Tickets.

20. Season Tickets at half the rate of ordinary Season Tickets will be issued to newsboys, for use in travelling on the railways only for the purpose of selling newspapers, upon the production of a certificate from the proprietor or manager of the newspaper that the tickets are required and will be used for that purpose only, and that the person who makes the application is in his service. Newsboys are allowed to take not more than 56lb. of papers for distribution along the line.

School Season Tickets.

21. Season Tickets for scholars and students will be issued at the following rates, at per quarter or fractional part of a quarter, subject to the following conditions:—

First Class. Second Class.
For students and scholars not exceeding 16
years of age ... ... ... 30s. 10s.
For students and scholars over 16 and not
exceeding 19 years .. ... ... ... 40s. 20s.

A certificate in the following form must be produced from the professor or schoolmaster that the applicant is a bonâ fide student or scholar in attendance at college or school, and that his or her age is within the prescribed limit:—

“I hereby certify that A.B. is a bonâ fide scholar in attendance at
school at , and that present age is years months.”

School Tickets will be available for any distance not exceeding 55 miles.
Every School Ticket will be issued and dated as from the first day only of each quarter, and will expire on the quarter-day next after its issue.

Free School Season Tickets.

22. Second-class Quarterly Tickets may be issued to school children not over 15 years of age,—

(a.) To those attending the Government primary schools; from railway stations where there is no primary school in the vicinity, and only to the station in the vicinity of the nearest primary school;

(b.) To those attending private schools for primary education.

Tickets will be issued only on the certificate of the schoolmaster (forwarded to the District Manager) having charge of such school, in the following form:—

“I hereby certify that A.B., residing at , whose present age is years
months, is entitled to a free school ticket from to , for
the purpose of attending the school at the latter place.”

School-boarders.

23. Tickets at single fares for the double journey, available for return for two months, will be issued to school-boarders, not exceeding eighteen years of age, returning home for holidays at the end of recognised school-terms only, on production of certificate to the District Manager from the master or mistress of the school, in the following form:—

“To the District Railway Manager at .

“I hereby certify that is a boarder attending my school, that
present age is years months, and that is going home from
School on the day of , 189 , for holidays; and I request
that you will issue a class return ticket accordingly, from Station
to Station. (Signed)
“Headmaster [or Mistress], School.”

Teachers must give six days' notice to the District Manager before the tickets are required.

Teachers' Saturday Season Tickets.

24. Teachers' Saturday Tickets will be issued at the following rate per term, not exceeding four months, or fractional part of a term, for public-school teachers attending Saturday training classes:—

(a.) Allowing teachers to travel to class on Friday and return First Class.
on Saturday ... ... ... ... ... 80s.