Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3585
TOURIST EXCURSION TICKETS.
Tourist excursion tickets (first class) will be issued on any day (Sundays excepted) throughout the year, as under:-
(a.) Available over lines of both Islands for six weeks from date of issue, £7.
(b.) Available over North Island lines for four weeks from date of issue, £4.
(c.) Available over Middle Island lines for four weeks from date of issue, £5.
These tickets are available over Government lines only, and are obtainable as follows: (a) and (b) at Auckland, Onehunga, Rotorua, Thames, Napier, Hastings, Woodville, Masterton, Wanganui, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Wellington, and Te Aro; (a) and (c) at Nelson, Greymouth, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Palmerston, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Mosgiel, Alexandra, Clyde, Milton, Lawrence, Clinton, Invercargill, and Bluff Railway-stations.
Tourist excursion tickets, (a) and (c) series, will be available for travel over Lake Wakatipu.
Tourist excursion tickets may be extended for any period not exceeding four weeks on payment of an extension-fee of 30s. per week, or portion of a week, on application to the Stationmaster at any of the above-mentioned stations before the expiration of original ticket.
HOT LAKES DISTRICT.
Round-trip excursion tickets (available for three months from date of issue) are issued throughout the year, as under:-

1. From Auckland to Thames by rail, Thames to Auckland by steamer, or vice versa. Round trip: First class, 21s.; second class, 15s.
2. From Auckland to Rotorua, thence to Thames by rail, Thames to Auckland by steamer, or vice versa. Round trip: First class, 32s. 6d.; second class, 21s.
3. Auckland to Hangatiki, Hangatiki to Rotorua, and Rotorua to Thames by rail, Thames to Auckland by steamer, or vice versa. Round trip: First class, 39s.; second class, 24s.
   HANMER PLAINS HOT SPRINGS.
   Return through fare (by rail, motor, and coach), first class: Issued throughout the year from Christchurch and Papanui, £1 8s.; from Kaiapoi, £1 6s.; from Dunedin, £3 5s.; from Invercargill, £4 5s.
   THROUGH BOOKING BY RAIL AND STEAMER TO QUEENSTOWN.
   | From | Via Waimea. | | | Via Invercargill. | | |
   | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
   | | Single. | Return. | | Single. | Return. | |
   | | First. | Second. | First. | Second. | First. | Second. |
   | Lyttelton | .. | 2 1 5 | 1 2 10 | 4 2 10 | 2 5 8 | 2 6 5 | 1 5 4 |
   | Christchurch | .. | 2 1 5 | 1 2 10 | 4 2 10 | 2 5 8 | 2 5 7 | 1 4 11 |
   | Dunedin | .. | 1 1 9 | 0 13 0 | 2 3 6 | 1 6 0 | 1 6 1 | 0 15 2 |
   | Invercargill | .. | 0 16 9 | 0 10 6 | 1 13 6 | 1 1 0 | 0 14 2 | 0 9 1 |
   | Bluff | .. | 0 18 2 | 0 11 2 | 1 16 4 | 1 2 4 | 0 15 11 | 0 10 1 |
   First-class tickets include saloon steamer-passage, second-class tickets include steerage steamer-passage, on Lake Wakatipu.
   Single tickets are available for one month from date of issue.
   Return tickets available for three months.
   COLD LAKES.
   Return excursion tickets (available for three months) 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. |
   | --- | --- | --- |
   | Christchurch (via Waimea) | .. | 3 13 6 | 2 0 0 |
   | Christchurch (round trip via Waimea Line or Invercargill) | .. | 4 0 0 | 2 4 6 |
   | Dunedin (via Waimea Line only) | .. | 1 15 0 | 1 0 6 |
   | Dunedin (round trip 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).
   CENTRAL OTAGO ROUND TRIP.
   FIRST-CLASS FARES, INCLUDING STEAMER AND COACH FARES.
4. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Waimea line to Kingston), return to Dunedin via Wanaka and Lawrence; or vice versa: £4.
5. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Waimea line to Kingston), return to Dunedin via Arrow and Lawrence; or vice versa: £3 5s.
6. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Waimea line to Kingston), return to Dunedin via Wanaka and Clyde; or vice versa: £3 14s.
7. From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Waimea line to Kingston), return to Dunedin via Arrow and Clyde; or vice versa: £2 14s.
   SCHEDULE B.
   HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS.
   First-class return fare, 2d. per mile, minimum 4s.; second-class return fare, 1d. per mile, minimum 2s.; when advertised as being issuable to the general public, and provided that the coupon is presented during the period in which the tickets are issuable.
   As witness my hand, this nineteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven.
   J. G. WARD,
   Minister for Railways.
   By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.