Oct, 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1807

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

School excursion trains will be run conditionally on the Committee arranging the excursion undertaking to place at least two adults, either teachers or other persons, in charge of each carriage to maintain order and prevent children from riding on the carriage platforms. The number of adult passengers, including teachers, carried at these fares by any school-excursion train must not exceed the number of children carried by the same train. The Committee must undertake the sale of all tickets and all responsibility for the value of same.

Application must first be made to the District Manager, three days’ notice being given in the case of small parties, and ten days’ notice in the case of large excursions.

Students of Agricultural and Technical Colleges travelling for Field Instruction.

32. Students of Agricultural and Technical Colleges, in parties of not less than five, when travelling together for field instruction, will be charged single fares for the double journey. Tickets will be available for return for one week from date of issue. Application for this concession must be made to the District Manager.

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 adult passengers travelling together. 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 travelling together 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.

Official Season Tickets.

35. Official Season Tickets, for use by Government officers travelling on public service only, will be issued at half the rate for ordinary season tickets. Application for these tickets must be made to the General Manager.

Railway Employes’ Tickets.

36. Privilege Ordinary Tickets, at one-fourth the ordinary rates, may be issued to railway employés and to their wives. Privilege Season Tickets, at one-fourth the ordinary rates, may be issued to railway employés. The minimum charge for privilege ordinary tickets to be 6d. first-class, 4d. second-class, single or return, and for season tickets the minimum charge to be 5s.

Season Tickets, School Season Tickets, Free Passes, &c.

37. Free Passes, Season or School Tickets, do not entitle the bearers thereof to travel by Special or Excursion Trains, except the ordinary trains are suspended.

Scholars and students holding School Season Tickets, Free School Season Tickets, or School-boarders’ tickets will be required to travel in the carriages set apart for them; and tickets must be indorsed as available only for such carriages when so set apart.