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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48.

PASSENGERS.

Application for transfer must be made to the Stationmaster at the station from which the original Season Ticket was procured. The ticket to be transferred, together with the transfer-fee, must be deposited when application for transfer is made. This regulation does not apply to Commutation tickets.

Newspaper Reporters’ Tickets.

23. Tickets will be issued to newspaper reporters permanently and exclusively engaged on the staff of any registered newspaper at the rates and subject to the conditions specified below, viz. :

Ordinary single and return tickets … At one-fourth of the ordinary fares.

Season tickets … … … At one-fourth of the ordinary or annual season-ticket rates. Maximum charge, £10.

No reduction in charge will be made for Commutation tickets.

Newspaper reporters’ tickets will be available only for use when the holder is travelling for the purpose of reporting.

Application for newspaper reporters’ ordinary and season tickets must be accompanied by a certificate in the following form, signed by the editor or proprietor of the newspaper :

“I hereby certify that Mr. is a bonâ fide reporter permanently and exclusively engaged on the staff of the newspaper, that he is not following any other trade or profession, and is travelling for the purposes of press reporting only; and I request that a reporters’ class (a) ticket from Station to Station be issued to him accordingly at one-fourth of the ordinary rates. “ , Editor [or Proprietor] Newspaper.”

(a) Insert “single,” “return,” “monthly,” “quarterly,” “half-yearly,” or “yearly,” as required.

School-boarders.

27. Tickets, available for return for two months from date of issue, will be issued, at three-fourths of the ordinary return fare, to school-boarders returning home for holidays at the end of recognised school-terms only. Applicant must hand to the Stationmaster a certificate in the following form, signed by the master or mistress of the school :

“To the Stationmaster 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 , 19 , for holidays; and I request that you will issue a class return ticket accordingly, from Station to Station.

(Signed)

“Headmaster [or Mistress], School.”

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 three-fourths the ordinary return 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 return tickets, indorsed available for return up to and including the day after issue only, will be issued at three-fourths the ordinary second-class return fare 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.

Tourist Excursion Tickets.

38. Tourist excursion tickets (first class) will be issued at the following rates :

(a.) Available over lines of both Islands for six weeks from date of issue … … … … £ 8

(b.) Available over North Island lines for four weeks from date of issue … … … … 5

(c.) Available over Middle Island lines for four weeks from date of issue … … … … 6