New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 73

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✨ Railway Fares and Charges



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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1902.

Scales of Fares, Rates, and Charges upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister for Railways, do hereby fix the following regulations and scale of fares, rates, and charges for the New Zealand Government Railways open for traffic; such regulations and scale of fares, rates, and charges to come into force on the twelfth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and two, from which date all previous scales are declared to be hereby revoked, save and except the sectional fares for Messrs. Cook and Son’s tours, published in Gazette No. 01/4, of the 7th November, 1901.

As witness my hand, this sixteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and two.

J. G. WARD,
Minister for Railways.

PART 1.—PASSENGERS.

GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

  1. TICKETS which entitle the holders to travel on the railways will be issued at the fares specified hereinafter. All tickets issued shall be subject to the by-laws and regulations of the Railway Department, and must be surrendered on date of expiry, and at other times when demanded by any railway officer. Tickets not surrendered on date of expiry shall be given up at any time thereafter on demand being made by any railway officer.

Ordinary Tickets.

  1. Ordinary tickets are to be obtained at the booking-office at stations where there are officers in charge; at flag-stations, where there are no officers in charge, they are to be obtained from the guard of the train.

SCHEDULE OF FARES.

No. of Miles. Fares.
Single. Return.
First. Second. First. Second.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 0 3 0 2 0 6 0 4
2 0 4 0 3 0 8 0 6
3 0 6 0 4 1 0 0 8
4 0 7 0 5 1 2 0 10
5 0 9 0 6 1 6 1 0
6 0 10 0 7 1 8 1 2
7 1 0 0 8 2 0 1 4
8 1 1 0 9 2 2 1 5
9 1 3 0 10 2 5 1 8
10 1 4 0 11 2 8 1 10
11 1 6 1 0 3 0 2 0
12 1 7 1 1 3 2 2 2
13 1 9 1 2 3 6 2 4
14 1 10 1 3 3 8 2 6
15 2 0 1 4 4 0 2 8
16 2 1 1 5 4 2 2 10
17 2 3 1 6 4 6 3 0
18 2 4 1 7 4 8 3 2
19 2 6 1 8 5 0 3 4
20 2 7 1 9 5 2 3 6

SCHEDULE OF FARES—continued.

No. of Miles. Fares.
Single. Return.
First. Second. First. Second.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
21 2 9 1 10 5 6 3 8
22 2 10 1 11 5 8 3 10
23 3 0 2 0 6 0 4 0
24 3 1 2 1 6 2 4 2
25 3 3 2 2 6 6 4 4
26 3 4 2 3 6 8 4 6
27 3 6 2 4 7 0 4 8
28 3 7 2 5 7 2 4 10
29 3 9 2 6 7 6 5 0
30 3 10 2 7 7 8 5 2
31 4 0 2 8 8 0 5 4
32 4 1 2 9 8 2 5 6
33 4 3 2 10 8 6 5 8
34 4 4 2 11 8 8 5 10
35 4 6 3 0 9 0 6 0
36 4 7 3 1 9 2 6 2
37 4 9 3 2 9 6 6 4
38 4 10 3 3 9 8 6 6
39 5 0 3 4 10 0 6 8
40 5 1 3 5 10 2 6 10


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🚂 Fixing of Railway Fares, Rates, and Charges

🚂 Transport & Communications
16 September 1902
Railways, Fares, Passenger rates, Government regulation, Schedules, First class, Second class, Return tickets
  • J. G. Ward, Minister for Railways