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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

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PASSENGERS.

Volunteer Tickets.

13. Upon written order from the officer commanding the district, tickets will be issued to Volunteers in uniform without charge.
    Volunteers in uniform travelling to drills, encampments, and rifle contests, when not provided with orders for tickets, will be charged half the return fare for either the single or double journey.

Public-school Cadets.

Public-school cadets, not exceeding fifteen years of age, travelling together in parties of not less than twelve to attend battalion parades, rifle competitions, and annual competitions in manual firing and physical exercises, will be charged school-parties’ rates; cadets over fifteen but not exceeding sixteen years of age will be charged at the rate for senior scholars (Regulation 31). Masters in charge, 1d. per mile, second class.
When an officer commanding a battalion travels in the same train as the battalion he may travel first class. For single journeys ordinary fares will be charged. For return journeys 2d. per mile will be charged for the actual distance travelled one way only.
Tickets at these rates will only be issued at the option of the Department. Two days’ notice to be given to the District Manager.

Navy Recruits.

14. Second-class return tickets will be issued at the rate of one penny per mile, mileage counted one way only, to youths not less than fifteen and not exceeding sixteen years of age, when proceeding to ports at which any of His Majesty’s warships are lying, for the purpose of presenting themselves on board the warship for examination as candidates to enter the navy, or when proceeding to port to join His Majesty’s warships.
    Applications for tickets must be accompanied by a certificate in the following form, duly signed by applicant, before a Justice of the Peace:—
    “I hereby certify that I am proceeding to for the purpose of presenting myself on board His Majesty’s warship ‘†’, for the purpose of‡
    , Applicant.
    “Signed by applicant, before me, this day of , 19 ,
    , Justice of the Peace.”
    Certificates need not be stamped.
    Return tickets will be available for return for three days from date of issue.
    Insert here name of port. † Insert here name of ship. ‡ Insert here “being examined” or “joining navy.”

Boys Travelling to and from the Training-ship “Amokura.”

15. Second-class return tickets at the rate of 1d. per mile, mileage counted one way only, will be issued to boys not exceeding sixteen years of age when travelling to any port in New Zealand to join the training-ship “Amokura,” or when travelling to present themselves for examination for that purpose.
    Applications for tickets must be accompanied by a certificate in the following form, duly signed by applicant before a Justice of the Peace:—
    “I hereby certify that I am proceeding to for the purpose of presenting myself on board the training-ship ‘Amokura’ for the purpose of†.
    , Applicant.
    “Signed by applicant before me, this day of 19 ,
    , Justice of the Peace.”
    Insert here name of port. † Insert here “being examined” or “joining the training-ship.”
    Similar tickets will also be issued to boys belonging to the training-ship “Amokura” when travelling to their homes for holidays on presentation of a certificate in the following form:—
    “I hereby certify that the bearer, , is a lad belonging to the training-ship ‘Amokura,’ and that he is travelling from to for the purpose of spending his holidays at his home.
    “(Signed) , Captain.”
    Certificates need not be stamped. Tickets will be available for return for one month from date of issue.