1126 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 55

PART I.—PASSENGERS: GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

3. Return tickets are issued daily and are available for return as follows:—

• That is to say, from the 15th of one month to the 15th, inclusive, of the next or second succeeding month, as the case may be. But in all cases return tickets issued on the last day of any month are available only up to and including the last day of the following month, or second succeeding month, as the case may be. Thus, a ticket for 50 miles issued on the 31st May is available only up to and including the 30th (being the last day) of June, and a ticket for 250 miles issued on 31st July is available only up to and including the 30th September.

The journey must be commenced on the day of issue and completed on or before the date on which the ticket expires. Should there be no train running on the day of expiry which would enable the traveller to complete his journey, he may use his ticket by the first available train thereafter.

4. Single tickets will be available for the day of issue only.

5. Single or return tickets for distances of 10 miles and under will not be available for break of journey. Passengers holding single or return tickets for distances over 10 miles may break the journey at any station at which the train is timed to stop, after travelling 10 miles from the original starting-station. In the case of single tickets the journey must be completed on the day the ticket is taken out.

6. Children under three years of age travel free; children under twelve years of age at half-rates.

7. Flag-station tickets will be issued only to the next re-booking station.

8. When tickets are issued in the train to passengers entering at any station where there is an officer in charge, instead of being issued from the booking-office at such station, 6d. in addition to the ordinary fare will be charged.

SCHOOL-PARTIES, FACTORIES, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, ETC.

31. Second-class excursion tickets at the following fares will be issued at the option of the department to School-parties, Factories, Friendly Societies, &c., numbering not less than twenty persons. These tickets will not be issued on public holidays, and will be available for return on day of issue only.

First class, double the above rates in each case.

Where special trains are provided a guarantee of 10s. per mile for the mileage run may be required. Minimum charge, £5.

With every nine scholars for whom fares are paid under this regulation one child (who would not otherwise be able to join the excursion, and who by exemplary conduct, appli-

cation, and regular attendance merits the concession) may be carried free on the certificate of the teacher.

In the case of small parties three days' notice should be given to the District Manager, and ten days' notice in the case of large excursions.

FOOTBALL, CRICKET, TENNIS, AND BOWLING TEAMS; GOLF, ROWING, AND RIFLE CLUBS; AND PLEASURE PARTIES.

33. Second-class ordinary return tickets, available for first-class carriages, will be issued to football, cricket, tennis, and bowling teams; golf, rowing, and rifle clubs; and pleasure parties of not less than twelve members. Where a single journey only is to be made, second-class single tickets will be issued available for first-class carriages.

Second-class single tickets, available for return on day of issue only, will be issued to teams, clubs, and pleasure parties of not less than twelve adult passengers who wish to travel second class: Minimum fare, 1s.

Teams and parties will be required to give three days' notice to the District Manager, and must travel by the trains arranged for by that officer. The department reserves to itself the right to decline any application.

THEATRICAL, CONCERT, AND CIRCUS COMPANIES.

34. Theatrical, concert, and circus companies of six adults and upwards, travelling together, will be allowed to travel first class at second-class ordinary fares. Application for this concession must be made to the District Manager.

LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

WHANGAREI SECTION.

For the purpose of charging fares, the section will be divided into five subsections, as below:—

Opau to Whangarei. Kauri to Hikurangi.
Whangarei to Kamo. Hikurangi to Waro.
Kamo to Kauri.

The following fares will be charged for each subsection:—

The charge for any portion of a subsection will be the same as for the whole subsection.

Half-tickets will not be issued, but two children under twelve years of age may travel together on one ticket.

Return tickets will not be issued.

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

LEFT LUGGAGE.

Luggage left in the cloak-room will be charged, s. d.
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 Department reserves the right to refuse any package which may be deemed offensive or objectionable by the Department.

Commercial travellers' samples arriving by train, or sent to railway-station for despatch by train, may be left in the cloak-room overnight, and stored free of charge up to eighteen hours, after which time full rates will be charged.

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.

PARCEL RATES.