Railway Fares and Goods Rates




Jan. 15.] 105
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.
HURUNUI–BLUFF SECTION.

Cancel Through Booking by Rail and Steamer to Queenstown.
Cancel Cold Lakes and the Glacial District of Otago.
Cancel Round Trips through Central Otago.

Insert—

THROUGH BOOKING BY RAIL AND STEAMER TO QUEENSTOWN.

From Via Waimea. Via Invercargill.
Single. Return. Single. Return.
First. Second. First. Second. First. Second. First. Second.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Lyttelton 2 1 5 1 2 10 4 2 10 2 5 8 2 6 5 1 5 4 4 12 10 2 10 8
Christchurch.. 2 1 5 1 2 10 4 2 10 2 5 8 2 5 7 1 4 11 4 11 2 2 9 10
Ashburton 1 17 3 1 0 9 3 14 6 2 1 6 2 1 5 1 2 10 4 2 10 2 5 8
Timaru 1 13 10 0 18 8 3 6 2 1 17 4 1 17 3 1 0 9 3 14 6 2 1 6
Oamaru 1 8 3 0 16 3 2 16 6 1 12 6 1 13 10 0 18 8 3 6 2 1 17 4
Palmerston 1 5 2 0 14 8 2 10 4 1 9 4 1 9 6 0 16 10 2 19 0 1 13 8
Port Chalmers 1 2 5 0 13 4 2 4 10 1 6 8 1 6 10 0 15 6 2 13 8 1 11 0
Dunedin 1 1 9 0 13 0 2 3 6 1 6 0 1 6 10 0 15 2 2 12 2 1 10 4
Balclutha 0 17 5 0 10 10 1 14 10 1 1 8 1 1 9 0 13 0 2 3 6 1 6 0
Gore 0 12 11 0 8 4 1 5 10 0 16 8 0 17 10 0 11 0 1 15 8 1 2 0
Invercargill 0 16 9 0 10 6 1 13 6 1 1 0 0 14 2 0 9 1 1 8 4 0 18 2
Bluff 0 18 2 0 11 2 1 16 4 1 2 4 0 15 11 0 10 1 1 11 10 1 0 2
Riverton 0 18 11 0 11 7 1 17 10 1 3 2 0 15 4 0 9 9 1 10 8 0 19 6
Orepuki 1 0 4 0 12 3 2 0 8 1 4 6 0 16 11 0 10 7 1 13 10 1 1 2

First-class tickets include saloon steamer-passage, second-class tickets include steerage steamer-passage, on Lake Wakatipu.
Single tickets are available for eight days, including day of issue.
Return tickets available for three months.

COLD LAKES AND THE GLACIAL DISTRICT OF OTAGO.

Return excursion tickets, available for three months from date of issue, will be issued between 1st November and 31st March, as under:—
To Kingston, Lake Wakatipu (including saloon steamer-passage, Kingston to Queenstown and back):—

From First Class. Second Class.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Christchurch (via Waimea line) 3 13 6 2 0 0
Christchurch (via Waimea line or Invercargill) 4 0 0 2 4 6
Dunedin (via Waimea line only) 1 15 0 1 0 6
Dunedin (via Waimea line or Invercargill) 2 2 6 1 5 0
Invercargill (via Kingston line only) 1 0 0 0 14 0
Invercargill (via either Kingston, or Gore and Waimea line) 1 5 0 0 15 6

To Pembroke, Lake Wanaka (including saloon steamer-passage, Kingston to Queenstown and back, and coach, Queenstown to Pembroke and back):—
From Dunedin (via Waimea line only), 60s. (first class).
The journey may be broken at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling twenty-five miles from the original starting-station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded.

ROUND-TRIP TOURS THROUGH CENTRAL OTAGO.

Round-trip tickets, available for three months from date of issue, will be issued between 1st November and 31st March, as under:—

No. Route. First-class Fare.*
1. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston); return to Dunedin via Wanaka and Lawrence; or vice versâ £ s. d.
4 4 6
2. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston); return to Dunedin via Arrow and Lawrence; or vice versâ 3 9 6
3. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston); return to Dunedin via Wanaka and Ida Valley; or vice versâ 4 13 6
4. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston); return to Dunedin via Arrow and Ida Valley; or vice versâ 3 13 6

*Including steamer and coach fares.

These tickets are available via Waimea line only.
The journey may be broken at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling twenty-five miles from the original starting-station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded.

PART III.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.
GISBORNE SECTION.

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CLASS K.—TIMBER.

White-pine timber, from Kaiteiatahi to Gisborne, will be charged 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

As witness my hand, this fourteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and three.

JAS. McGOWAN,
Acting for Minister for Railways.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1903, No 4





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🚂 Through Booking by Rail and Steamer to Queenstown

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Fares, Steamer Passage, Queenstown, First-Class, Second-Class, Return Tickets, Single Tickets, Hurunui–Bluff Section

🚂 Fare Schedule for Cold Lakes and Glacial District of Otago Excursions

🚂 Transport & Communications
Excursion Tickets, Cold Lakes, Glacial District, Otago, Kingston, Lake Wakatipu, Pembroke, Lake Wanaka, Coach Fares, Saloon Passage

🚂 Round-Trip Tour Fares Through Central Otago

🚂 Transport & Communications
Round-Trip Tours, Central Otago, Dunedin, Queenstown, Wanaka, Arrow, Lawrence, Ida Valley, Steamer and Coach Fares

🚂 Local Goods Rates for Timber on Gisborne Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
14 January 1903
Goods Rates, Timber, White-pine, Kaiteiatahi, Gisborne, Class K, Freight Charges
  • Jas. McGowan, Acting for Minister for Railways