New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 94

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✨ Railway Fares and Excursion Tickets



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 94

SCHEDULE A—continued.

From To Route. SINGLE FARES. RETURN FARES.
First. Second. First. Second.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Wanganui Waiouru Via Main Trunk Line 11 10 7 6 23 8 15 0
Wellington Via Longburn 15 9 9 6 31 6 19 0
Via Wairarapa 19 7 11 5 39 1 22 10
Wellington Woodville 9 7 6 2 19 2 12 4
Auckland Via Main Trunk Line 39 1 21 2 78 1 42 4
Aramoho Via Longburn 15 6 9 4 31 0 18 8
Via Wairarapa 19 4 11 3 38 7 22 6
Featherston 5 7 3 7 9 9 6 4
Hawera Via Longburn 20 2 11 8 40 4 23 4
Via Wairarapa 23 11 13 7 47 10 27 2
Masterton 8 0 5 3 14 11 9 10
Napier Via Longburn 19 10 11 6 39 8 23 0
Via Wairarapa 20 9 12 0 41 5 24 0
New Plymouth Via Longburn 24 2 13 8 48 4 27 4
Via Wairarapa 27 11 15 7 55 9 31 2
Palmerston North Via Longburn 10 2 6 7 20 4 13 2
Via Wairarapa 14 4 8 9 28 7 17 6
Wanganui Via Longburn 15 9 9 6 31 6 19 0
Via Wairarapa 19 7 11 5 39 1 22 10
Wellington Via Longburn and Wairarapa or vice versa 21 7 12 5 43 1 24 10
Woodville Via Longburn 12 0 7 7 24 0 15 2
Via Wairarapa 12 10 8 0 25 7 16 0
Wellington (Thorndon) Rotorua Via Main Trunk Line 39 1 21 2 78 2 42 4
Taumarunui 24 3 13 9 48 6 27 6
Waiouru 18 8 10 11 37 4 21 10
Woodville Aramoho 9 3 6 0 18 6 12 0
Napier 11 0 7 1 22 0 14 2
Palmerston North 2 4 1 7 4 8 3 2
Wellington Via Longburn 12 0 7 7 24 0 15 2
Via Wairarapa 12 10 8 0 25 7 16 0
New Plymouth 18 4 10 9 36 8 21 6
Wanganui 9 7 6 2 19 2 12 4

Single tickets are available as follows:—
For distances up to and including 20 miles, for day of issue only.
For distances over 20 miles, for one month* from date of issue.

  • That is to say, from the 15th of one month to the 15th, inclusive, of the succeeding month. But in all cases single tickets issued on the last day of any month are available only up to and including the last day of the succeeding month — thus, a ticket for 50 miles issued on the 31st January would be available up to and including the 28th, or in leap-year the 29th (being the last day) of February.

Return tickets are available for return as follows:—

Distances. Issued. Available for Return.
1 to 10 miles Daily Up to and including the day after issue.
On Saturdays From Saturday till following Monday.
Over 10 " Daily For three calendar months.*
  • That is to say, from the 15th of one month to the 15th, inclusive, of the third succeeding month. But in all cases return tickets issued on the last day of any month are available only up to and including the last day of the third succeeding month — thus, a ticket for 50 miles issued on the 30th November is available only up to and including the 28th, or in leap-year the 29th (being the last day) of February, and a ticket for 250 miles issued on the 31st January is available only up to and including the 30th April.

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, £8.
(b.) Available over North Island lines for four weeks from date of issue, £5.
(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, Hamilton, Frankton Junction, Napier, Hastings, Woodville, Masterton, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Hawera, New Plymouth, Wellington (Thorndon), Wellington (Lambton), 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.


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