Railway Fares and Passenger Regulations




Nov. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2549

PASSENGERS.

The tickets will be issued from any station on any one of the suburban lines specified to any station on the same line.
The tickets will not be issued between stations situated on different suburban lines. They will expire on Saturday of the week in which issued, and are limited to one outward and one homeward trip per day, and for use on the outward journey by trains arriving at their destination-station before 8 a.m. On the homeward journey they may be used by any time-table train (mail and express trains excepted) after 9 a.m.
The tickets will be available only for use between the stations specified thereon, and will be issued only to persons resident in the neighbourhood of the issuing station, and for use by the purchaser when travelling second class only. They are not available for break of journey nor for use on Sundays, and are not transferable. No reduction in charge will be made for children.
Holders of workers’ weekly second-class tickets will be charged the full ordinary first-class fare when found travelling in first-class carriages.
The portions of a ticket are available only for use on the day of the week named thereon, provided such portions are used on the specified days and during the week for which the ticket is available. Portions not so used are not available for use at any other time.
At officered stations applications for workers’ tickets must be made at least ten minutes before time of departure of the train by which the ticket is intended to be used. Tickets from flag-stations can be obtained from guard of train.

Hot Lakes District.

The maximum return fare first class from or to Auckland, Newmarket, Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, and Onehunga, to or from Matatoki–Thames and intermediate stations, will be 30s.

ROUND TRIPS.

Round-trip Tickets, available for three months from date of issue, will be issued as under :—

  1. From Auckland to Thames by rail, Thames to Auckland by steamer (or vice versâ).
    Fares: 21s. first class, 15s. second class.
  2. From Auckland to Rotorua, and thence to Thames, by rail, Thames to Auckland by steamer (or vice versâ).
    First class, 32s. 6d.; second class, 21s.
  3. From Auckland to Hangatiki, thence to Rotorua and Thames, by rail, Thames to Auckland by steamer (or vice versâ).
    First class, 39s.; second class, 24s.
    Holders of above excursion tickets to Thames, Rotorua, and Hangatiki may break the journey at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling ten miles from the original starting-station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded.

CONVEYANCE OF FUNERALS FROM AUCKLAND, NEWMARKET, AND MOUNT EDEN TO WAIKUMETE CEMETERY.

Notices for funerals must be sent in writing to the District Traffic Manager of Railways, Auckland, by the Auckland City Treasurer, who will pay all charges.
The accommodation required must be specified in the order.
If a special train is wanted, not less than twelve hours’ notice must be given. If the funeral is to be carried by ordinary train, eight hours’ notice must be given.
A special carriage and van will be set apart for the conveyance of funerals by the ordinary trains.
Corpses must be loaded at the places provided at Auckland, Newmarket, and Mount Eden twenty minutes before the time of departure of the train by which the funeral is to be conveyed.
For special trains the charges will be according to Regulation 45, Part I. The charge for a special train of one carriage with special van for the corpse will be £8 5s. The charge per corpse by ordinary train will be 10s.

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WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH, AND HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTIONS.

Workers’ Weekly Tickets (second class) will be issued on the following suburban lines: Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section: Lower Hutt–Te Aro. Hurunui–Bluff Section: Lyttelton–Christchurch; Christchurch–Islington; Port



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1904, No 87





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🚂 Conditions for workers' weekly second-class railway tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
Workers' Weekly Tickets, Second class, Suburban lines, Ticket usage rules, Train travel restrictions, Non-transferable, No child discounts

🚂 Maximum first-class return fare for Hot Lakes District routes

🚂 Transport & Communications
Hot Lakes District, First class, Return fare, Auckland, Newmarket, Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga, Matatoki, Thames

🚂 Round-trip excursion fares between Auckland, Thames, Rotorua, and Hangatiki

🚂 Transport & Communications
Round-trip tickets, Excursion fares, Auckland, Thames, Rotorua, Hangatiki, Rail and steamer travel, Journey break rules

🚂 Regulations for conveying funerals by rail to Waikumete Cemetery

🚂 Transport & Communications
Funeral conveyance, Waikumete Cemetery, Special train, Ordinary train, Coroner transport, Notice requirements, Funeral charges, Auckland, Newmarket, Mount Eden
  • District Traffic Manager of Railways, Auckland
  • Auckland City Treasurer

🚂 Workers’ Weekly Tickets on Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth and Hurunui-Bluff sections

🚂 Transport & Communications
Workers' Weekly Tickets, Second class, Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth, Lower Hutt–Te Aro, Hurunui–Bluff, Lyttelton–Christchurch, Christchurch–Islington, Port