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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

New Zealand Government Railways.

BY-LAWS.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1908,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set forth in the Schedule hereto for the management of the railways open for traffic in the Dominion of New Zealand, and for the regulation and control of all traffic on or upon the same.

And I do declare that such by-laws shall come into force on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and nine, from which date all by-laws at present in force for the management and control of the traffic on the New Zealand Government railways are hereby revoked.

Given under my hand, this twenty-ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Railways.

SCHEDULE.

1. In these by-laws, if not inconsistent with the context,–
   “General Manager” means the General Manager of Railways appointed under “The Government Railways Act, 1908.”
   “Manager” means the district traffic officer in charge of any district or section of railways.
   “Heavy traffic” means,–
   (a.) The transportation of any vehicle, engine, or machine which weighs, together with the load thereon, if any, more than 1½ tons avoirdupois to each pair of wheels.
   (b.) The traction of any vehicle or thing, whatever its weight, by means of bullocks.
   (c.) Any traffic which may from time to time be declared to be “heavy traffic” by Order in Council.

PART I.—GENERAL.

2. No person shall enter the booking-office at any station whilst the door is closed for making up and despatching any train; and no person shall enter or get upon any carriage used on the railway without first having paid the fare and obtained a ticket, except in the case of a passenger joining the train at a flag-station.

3. Tickets will be issued conditionally on there being room in the train for all the passengers to whom tickets shall have been issued. If there shall not be room for all such passengers, the holders of periodical tickets shall have priority over holders of return and single tickets, and the fare will be returned, on application to the Stationmaster, to such holders of return and single tickets as shall be unable to obtain seats.

4. No person shall travel or attempt to travel in or upon any carriage on the railway without having previously paid the proper fare, or with intent to evade payment thereof.

5. Every person before entering any carriage for the purpose of travelling on the railway shall procure a ticket entitling him to do so from the proper authority at the place for booking, specifying the class of carriage for which and the stations for conveyance between which the ticket is issued; and every passenger or person when travelling on the railway shall show such ticket whenever required by any railway official to do so for any purpose, and shall deliver the same up to any such official when so required by him; and no person shall use or attempt to use such ticket to travel on any part of the railway except on the direct route by railway between the stations named on such ticket.

6. Each passenger who has paid his fare and has received a ticket shall produce such ticket whenever required so to do by any Stationmaster or person authorised by a Stationmaster, or by the Guard in charge of the train or his assistant; or, if it be a return or a season ticket, shall give the same up to be marked or examined when required, and shall deliver up any ticket on the demand of any such Stationmaster, person, or Guard.