Dec. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1723

PASSENGERS.
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(b.) Allowing teachers to travel to class on Saturday and return on Monday ... ... ... ... First Class.
30s.
(c.) Allowing teachers to travel to class on Saturday and return the same day ... ... ... ... 20s.

These tickets cannot be used unless the holder is proceeding to or coming from the training school.

Application must be made in the following form, and certified to by the Secretary of the Education Board before a ticket will be issued:—

"FORM OF APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATE.

"I hereby declare that I, , am employed by the Education Board as teacher at District School, and that I intend, during the session ending , to attend the Teachers' training classes or University lectures at ; and I hereby request the Railway Commissioners to supply me with a Teachers' Saturday Season Ticket, at fare as per (a) , which I undertake to use solely for the purpose of attending the said training classes or lectures as indorsed, and subject to the by-laws, rules, and regulations in force on the New Zealand Government Railways; and I agree that the ticket shall be forfeited should I at any time fail to observe such by-laws, rules, and regulations, or to fulfil this undertaking.
Applicant."

"I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief this application is correct, and that the applicant is entitled to a Teachers' Saturday Ticket.
Secretary, Education Board."

"Signed by applicant before me, this day of , 189 .
Postmaster or Stationmaster."

Official Season Tickets.

25. Official Season Tickets, for use by Government officers travelling on public service only, will be issued at rates to be fixed in each case by the Commissioners.

Religious Bodies and Friendly Societies.

26. Return Tickets will be issued to delegates of religious bodies and friendly societies to enable them to attend meetings, upon production of certificate in writing from the Secretary or other duly-authorised officer that the holder has been selected to attend such meeting. Tickets will be granted for seven days previous to the first day of sitting, and will be available for the return journey for a month from date of issue. Certificates must state on what date the meeting commences. Delegates are allowed to travel as many times as necessary during the sitting of the meeting; but a fresh ticket must be taken out, and paid for, for each double journey, and a fresh certificate from the authorised officer must be presented for each ticket. In all cases application must first be made by the religious body or friendly society to the New Zealand Railway Commissioners, who reserve to themselves the right to decline to issue such tickets.

Excursion Trains.

27. Excursion Trains at special fares may be run by special request upon payment of a deposit (as a guarantee, returnable if the takings exceed the amount) equivalent to the charge for 80 second-class ordinary return tickets. Minimum charge, £5. Excursion Trains will be run only at the option of the Commissioners.

Special Trains.

28. Special Trains will be charged as follows:— £ s. d.
    For one 6-wheel or bogie carriage, per mile up to 30 miles ... ... ... ... 0 10 0
    For every additional mile ... ... ... 0 7 6
    For every additional 6-wheel carriage, per mile ... 0 5 0
    For every additional long bogie carriage, per mile ... 0 7 6
    Minimum charge ... ... ... 5 0 0

The mileage will be counted one way only.
The charge will in no case be less than for the total number of passengers carried charged at fares computed at rate and a quarter of the ordinary fares.

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.