Railway Fares Tables




Sept. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1647

PASSANGERS.

GREYMOUTH-BRUNNER 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.
s. d. s. d.
Greymouth to or from Brunner ... ... 2 4 1 7

The Single Tickets are available only by the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains.

The Return Tickets are available as follows: On the outward journey, by the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains only; on the return journey, by either the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s trains or the New Zealand Government Railway trains.

WESTPORT SECTION.

Fares between stations on the Government railway (Waimangaroa Junction excepted) and stations on the Waimangaroa Branch-line will be charged 2d. on each single and 3d. on each return fare in addition to the through ordinary fare.

Commutation Season-tickets.

Commutation season-tickets issued between Westport and stations on the Waimangaroa Branch line will be charged the following rates in addition to the through ordinary rates :—

Single commutation tickets, 50-trip, first class, 3s.; second class, 2s.

Family commutation tickets, 50-trip, first class, 3s. 6d.; second class, 2s. 6d.

Workers’ commutation tickets, 12-trip, 1s.

PICKTON SECTION.

Passengers booked through between Wellington and Blenheim vid Picton will be charged as follows, for conveyance by rail and steamer.

                      First Class.  Second Class.
                      s. d.       s. d.

Single ... ... ... ... 16 0 12 6
Return ... ... ... ... 20 0 15 0

Single tickets will be available for day of issue only. Return tickets will be available for return for three months from date of issue. First-class fares include saloon steamer passage, second-class fares include steerage steamer-passage

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

For the purpose of charging fares between the stations below the distances will be counted as follows :—

Ashburton and Tinwald, 2 miles.

Oamaru and Waiareka, 2 miles.

Dunedin and Ravensbourne, 2 miles.

,, Burke’s, 4 miles.

,, Sawyer’s Bay, 7 miles.

,, Port Chalmers Lower, 8 miles.

,, Caversham, 2 miles.

,, Burnside, 4 miles.

,, Abbotsford, 5 miles.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1899, No 74





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