New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 87

Page 2550

✨ Railway Fares & Ticket Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

PASSENGERS.

Chalmers–Dunedin; Dunedin–Mosgiel. They will be subject to the conditions
specified below, and charged as follows:—

For distances not exceeding two miles .. .. 1s. 6d.
For distances over two miles, and not exceeding ten miles .. 2s. 0d.

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 the 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 avail-
able 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.

WELLINGTON–NAPIER–NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

For the purpose of computing fares for passengers conveyed over the Govern-
ment Railway, the distance between any two stations shall be determined on the
basis of the shorter railway route, provided that—

(a.) The fares from Wellington–Silverstream and intermediate stations to
The Gorge–Makino Road–Foxton and intermediate stations shall not be
less than the fares to Woodville.

(b.) The fares from Makino Road–Foxton–The Gorge and intermediate stations to
Silverstream–Wellington and intermediate stations shall not be less than
the fares from Woodville to any of the latter stations.

(c.) Except where otherwise specified above, the fares as determined by this
regulation shall in no case exceed the through fare chargable vid the
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company’s line.

(d.) The fares from and to Wellington–Hayward’s and intermediate stations to
and from Woodville–Konini and intermediate stations shall not exceed the
fares Wellington to Woodville.

For the purpose of computing fares from and to Te Aro, one mile will be added
to the distance to or from Wellington.

For the purpose of charging fares for passengers the distance between Te Aro
and Lower Hutt will be counted as nine miles.

The following fares will be charged between the stations named :—

From and to	To and from	Single.	Return.
		1st.	2nd.
		s. d.	s. d.
Te Aro ..	Wellington ..	0 3	0 2
	Kaiwarra ..	0 6	0 4
	Ngahauranga ..	0 9	0 6
	Petone ..	1 1	0 9
	Lower Hutt ..	1 3	0 10
Wellington	Kaiwarra ..	0 4	0 3
	Ngahauranga ..	0 7	0 5
	Petone ..	1 0	0 8
	Lower Hutt ..	1 1	0 9
Kaiwarra ..	Lower Hutt ..	1 0	0 8

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1904, No 87

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🚂 Workers’ Weekly Tickets on Suburban Lines (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsWorkers' Weekly Tickets, Second class, Suburban lines, Chalmers–Dunedin, Dunedin–Mosgiel, ticket conditions, fare rules

🚂 Railway Fares on Wellington–Napier–New Plymouth Section

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsRailway fares, Government Railway, Wellington–Napier–New Plymouth, fare calculation, distance basis, through fare, Te Aro, Lower Hutt, Silverstream, Woodville, Makino Road, Foxton

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