New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 89

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✨ Suburban railway fares



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

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.

Auckland, Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth, and Hurunui-Bluff Sections.
SUBURBAN FARES.

Miles. Single. Return.
First. Second. First. Second.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 .. .. 0 3 0 2
2 .. .. 0 4 0 3
3 .. .. 0 5 0 4
4 .. .. 0 6 0 4
5 .. .. 0 8 0 5
6 .. .. 0 9 0 6
7 .. .. 0 11 0 7
8 .. .. 1 0 0 8
9 .. .. 1 1 0 9
10 .. .. 1 2 0 10
11 .. .. 1 3 0 10
12 .. .. 1 5 0 11
13 .. .. 1 7 1 0
14 .. .. 1 8 1 1
15 .. .. 1 10 1 1
16 .. .. 1 11 1 2
17 .. .. 2 0 1 2
18 .. .. 2 2 1 3
19 .. .. 2 3 1 4
20 .. .. 2 4 1 5

Except where otherwise specified the above fares will apply as under:—

AUCKLAND SECTION.

From or to—
To or from—
Auckland
Newmarket
Mount Eden
}
..
{
Newmarket—Papakura.
Te Papapa—Onehunga.
Mount Eden—Waitakerei.
And intermediate stations and stopping-places in
each case.

The first return fare from or to Remuera to or from Onehunga will be 1s. 5d.
The first return fare from or to Remuera to or from Green Lane will be 5d.

WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION.

From or to—
To or from—
Te Aro
Wellington
}
..
{
Wellington—Upper Hutt, and intermediate stations
and stopping-places.

Fares from or to Te Aro to or from Upper Hutt will be: Single—First class,
2s. 6d.; second class, 1s. 6d. Return—First class, 3s. 6d.; second class, 2s. 3d.
The return fare first class from or to Te Aro to or from Lower Hutt will be 1s. 6d.
The fares from or to Kaiwarra to or from Lower Hutt will be computed at the
above suburban fares on the actual mileage between the two stations.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

From or to—
To or from—
Christchurch
..
{
Lyttelton—Burnham.
Riccarton—Rangiora.
And all intermediate stations and stopping-places in
each case.

The fares from or to Linwood to or from Lyttelton will be computed at the
above suburban fares on the actual mileage between the two stations.
The second return fare from or to Christchurch to or from Prebbleton will
be 1s. 6d.

From or to—
To or from—
Dunedin
Pelichet Bay
}
..
{
Pelichet Bay—Evensdale.
Mussel Bay—Port Chalmers.
And all intermediate stations and stopping-places in
each case.

From or to—
To or from—
Dunedin
..
{
Kensington—Otokia, and all intermediate stations
and stopping-places.

The fares from or to Ravensbourne to or from Mussel Bay and Port
Chalmers, from or to Kensington to or from Mosgiel, from or to Cattle-yards to
or from Caversham, will be computed at the above suburban rates on the actual
mileage between the two stations.

From or to—
To or from
Invercargill
..
{
Bluff—Clyde Street, and all intermediate stations
and stopping-places.

Single and return tickets on suburban lines are not available for break of
journey.
Return tickets on suburban lines for distances of ten miles and under are
available for return up to and including the day after issue or from Saturday till
the following Monday. For distances over ten miles, for one month from date
of issue.
Where a combination of the suburban and ordinary fares gives a cheaper fare
for the through journey than the fare computed at ordinary rates on the con-
tinuous mileage, the combined rate is to be charged between stations to which
the suburban rates apply and other stations outside the suburban area.

As witness my hand, this fourth day of November, one thousand nine
hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister of Railways.



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🚂 Suburban Railway Fares Table and Conditions

🚂 Transport & Communications
4 November 1908
Railway fares, Suburban lines, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Hurunui, Bluff, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister of Railways