New Zealand Gazette – 1895 – No. 65

Page 1318

✨ Railway Ticket Regulations

1318 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 65]

PASSENGERS.

Two children over three and not over twelve years old may go as one pas-
senger; 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.

Workmen’s Commutation Tickets.

Twelve-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 only for the purchaser, whose name must be inscribed thereon.
They are available for a fortnight from date of issue.
Any portion punched, detached, or not used before the ticket expires is not avail-
able for use.
No reduction in charge is made for children.
The tickets are not transferable.
They will be charged as follows :—

Miles.
Second Class.
Miles.
Second Class.
Miles.
Second Class.

Apprentices’ and Pupil-teachers’ Season Tickets.

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 bond fide apprentice [or pupil-teacher] employed
in , and that present age is years months.”

Newspaper Reporters’ Season Tickets.

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 bond fide reporter, permanently engaged
upon the staff of the newspaper, and not following any other profession or occu-
pation. The maximum charge for either Island will be £10.

Newsboys’ Season Tickets.

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 news-

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1895, No 65

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🚂 Passenger Ticket Regulations

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🚂 Workmen’s Commutation Tickets

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🚂 Apprentices’ and Pupil-teachers’ Season Tickets

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsHalf-rate, Apprentices, Pupil-teachers, Age Limit, Certificates

🚂 Newspaper Reporters’ Season Tickets

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsHalf-rate, Reporters, Certification, Engagement

🚂 Newsboys’ Season Tickets

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsHalf-rate, Newsboys, Selling Newspapers

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