✨ Railway Ticket Regulations
PASSSENGERS.
A certificate in the following form must be produced from the professor or schoolmaster that the applicant is a bona 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 bona fide scholar in attendance at School at , and that present age is years months.”
School Tickets will be available for any distance not exceeding 60 miles. They are available only for travelling to and from school.
Free School Season Tickets.
- 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.
Technical Schools Season and Commutation Tickets.
- Technical schools season tickets, available for any distance not exceeding sixty miles, and for three months from date of issue, will be issued to bona fide students and scholars not exceeding twenty years of age attending technical schools or classes (including music schools) registered with the Minister of Education, subject to the following conditions:
The tickets will only be available for use when the holder is proceeding to or from the technical or music school for the purpose of receiving tuition. If used for any other purpose the ticket will be forfeited.
The days upon which tuition will be received must be the same in each week, and be stated in the certificate, and duly inscribed on the ticket.
The certificate of attendance at foot of ticket must be signed by certifying teacher on each day that holder of ticket attends the school.
The tickets are not transferable, and will be charged as follows:
First Class. Second Class.
For students and scholars not exceeding sixteen years of age ... ... ... 30s. 10s.
For students and scholars over sixteen but not exceeding twenty years of age ... 40s. 20s.
Twenty-trip Commutation Tickets, available for ten outward and ten return trips within three months from date of issue, will be issued to bona fide students and scholars attending technical schools or classes (including music-schools) registered with the Minister of Education.
The name of the purchaser and the days of the week upon which tuition will be received must be duly inscribed on the ticket, which will be available only for use by the purchaser when travelling to or from the technical school or class for the purpose of receiving tuition. If used for any other purpose the ticket will be forfeited.
Portions not used on or before the date on which the ticket expires and portions punched or detached are not available for use.
The certificate of attendance attached to the ticket must be signed by certifying teacher on each day that holder of ticket attends the school.
The tickets are not transferable, and will be charged as follows:
| Miles. | First Class. | Second Class. | Miles. | First Class. | Second Class. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| 2 | 5 0 | 2 6 | 12 | 21 8 | 10 10 |
| 3 | 6 8 | 3 4 | 13 | 23 4 | 11 8 |
| 4 | 8 4 | 4 2 | 14 | 25 0 | 12 6 |
| 5 | 10 0 | 5 0 | 15 | 26 8 | 13 4 |
| 6 | 11 8 | 5 10 | 16 | 28 4 | 14 2 |
| 7 | 13 4 | 6 8 | 17 | 30 0 | 15 0 |
| 8 | 15 0 | 7 6 | 18 | 31 8 | 15 10 |
| 9 | 16 8 | 8 4 | 19 | 33 4 | 16 8 |
| 10 | 18 4 | 9 2 | 20 | 35 0 | 17 6 |
| 11 | 20 0 | 10 0 |
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NZ Gazette 1899, No 74