School and Newsboys' Tickets




Aug. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1319

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papers, 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.

  1. Season Tickets available for three months will be issued to scholars and
    students at the following rates, and 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 20 years .. ... ... 40s. 20s.
For students and scholars over 20 years of age half the rate of ordinary
three-monthly season tickets will be charged. Minimum charge, first
class, 50s.; second class, 30s.
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. They
are available for travelling to and from school only.

Free School Season Tickets.

  1. 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."
    These tickets are available only for travelling to and from school.

School-boarders.

  1. 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, return-
    ing 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.

  1. 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 ... ... ... ... 30s.
    (b.) Allowing teachers to travel to class on Saturday and
    return on Monday ... ... ... ...
    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.


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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1895, No 65





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Newsboys’ Season Tickets (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Half-rate, Newsboys, Selling Newspapers

🚂 School Season Tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
Season Tickets, Students, Scholars, Age Limits

🚂 Free School Season Tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
Free Tickets, Primary Schools, Age Limits

🚂 School-boarders Tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
School-boarders, Holidays, Age Limits

🚂 Teachers' Saturday Season Tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
Teachers, Training Classes, Saturday Tickets