Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3501

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PASSENGERS.

Each school will be strictly limited to one excursion per annum at the day-excursion fares.
Application must first be made to the District Manager, seven days’ notice being given in the case of small parties, and ten days’ notice in the case of large excursions.

Students of Agricultural and Technical Colleges travelling for Field Instruction.

35. Students of Agricultural and Technical Colleges, in parties of not less than five, when travelling together for field instruction, will be charged three-fourths the ordinary general return fare for the double journey. Tickets will be available for return for one week from date of issue. Application for this concession must be made to the District Manager.

Football, Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, and Bowling Teams, Golf, Rowing, and Rifle Clubs, and Pleasure Parties.

36. Second-class ordinary return tickets at general fares, available for first-class carriages, will be issued to football, cricket, tennis, hockey, and bowling teams, golf, rowing, and rifle clubs, and pleasure parties of not less than twelve adult passengers travelling together. Where a single journey only is to be made, second-class single tickets at general fares will be issued available for first-class carriages. Minimum fare, 1s.

Second-class return tickets at general fares, indorsed available for return up to and including the day after issue only, will be issued at three-fourths the ordinary second-class return fare to teams, clubs, and pleasure parties of not less than twelve adult passengers travelling together who wish to travel second class. Minimum fare, 1s.

Teams and parties will be required to give three days’ notice to the District Manager, and must travel by the trains arranged for by that officer. Teams will be furnished with a certificate signed by the Railway Manager, and authorizing the concession specified herein. Certificate must be shown to guard with tickets of team. The Department reserves to itself the right to decline any application.

Theatrical, Concert, and Circus Companies.

37. Bands of musicians, theatrical, concert, and circus companies, travelling together, will be charged as follows, viz.:

Companies of not less than six adults and up to twenty-four adults:
Second-class ordinary fares for first-class carriages for either the single or return journey.

Companies of twenty-five adults and upwards:
For single journey, second-class single fares for first-class carriages; for return journey, first-class holiday excursion fares of 2d. per mile (minimum fare, 4s. each)—mileage counted one way only—or second-class ordinary return fares for first-class carriages if cheaper.

Return tickets will be available for same period as ordinary return tickets for equal distances.

Advance agents of companies consisting of not less than six adult passengers, exclusive of advance agents, will be granted the same concession as the company they represent.

Advance agents must pay ordinary fares in first instance; rebate of difference will be allowed when company purchases remainder of tickets.

Application for these concessions must first be made to the District Manager.

Railway Employes’ Tickets.

38. Privilege Ordinary Tickets, at one-fourth the ordinary rates, may be issued to railway employés and to their wives. Privilege Season Tickets, at one-fourth the ordinary rates, may be issued to railway employés. The minimum charge for privilege ordinary tickets to be 6d. first-class, 4d. second-class, single or return, and for season tickets the minimum charge to be 5s.

Privilege tickets are to be issued only on presentation of usual orders.

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