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✨ Passenger Fares and Tickets

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 89

PASSENGERS.

WELLINGTON SECTION.

For the purpose of charging fares for passengers the distance between Te Aro and Lower Hutt will be counted as nine miles.

For the purpose of charging fares for passengers carried over the Rimutaka Incline the distance will be counted as five miles more than the actual distance.

Workmen’s Commutation Tickets.

Second-class twelve-trip tickets will be issued from Lower Hutt and Petone to Wellington and Te Aro.

These tickets will be available for use by the following trains only:—

7.9 a.m. train from Lower Hutt daily.

5.12 p.m. and 6.5 p.m. trains from Te Aro daily.

1 p.m. and 2.20 p.m. trains from Te Aro on Saturdays.

They will be sold only to persons resident in the neighbourhood of the issuing station, and will be available only for use by the purchaser, whose name must be inscribed thereon.

They are available for a fortnight from date of issue.

Any portion of the ticket punched, detached, or not used before the date of expiry is not available for use.

No reduction in charge is made for children.

The tickets are not transferable, and will not be recognised if presented by trains other than those specified.

They will be charged 2s. 6d. each.

WELLINGTON AND HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTIONS.

The following fares will be charged:—

Between Te Aro and Wellington and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance therefrom.

Between Christchurch and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance therefrom.

Between Dunedin and stations not exceeding 10 miles distance therefrom.

No. of Miles.	Fares.
	Single.		Return.
	First.	Second.	First.	Second.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
1	0 0 3	0 0 2	0 0 6	0 0 4
2	0 0 5	0 0 3	0 0 6	0 0 4
3	0 0 7	0 0 5	0 0 9	0 0 6
4	0 0 9	0 0 6	0 1 0	0 0 8
5	0 1 0	0 0 8	0 1 3	0 0 10
6	0 1 2	0 0 9	0 1 6	0 1 0
7	0 1 4	0 0 11	0 1 9	0 1 2
8	0 1 6	0 1 0	0 2 0	0 1 4
9	0 1 9	0 1 2	0 2 3	0 1 6
10	0 1 11	0 1 3	0 2 6	0 1 8

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNERTON SECTION.

The following fares will be charged for passengers travelling by the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains between Greymouth and Brunner:—

Stations.	Single.		Return.
	First.	Second.	First.	Second.
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
Greymouth to or from Brunner	2 4	1 7	3 3	2 1

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1897, No 89

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🚂 Passenger Fares and Workmen's Tickets

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
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