Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3503

18 PASSENGERS.

“I hereby certify that I am the delegate referred to above, and that I am proceeding from Station to Station for the purpose of attending the above meeting, and that I am entitled to a first-class ticket at holiday-excursion fare.

“ , Delegate to (a) ”

(a) Insert name of meeting. (b) Place of meeting. (c) Dates.

Tickets will be granted for seven days previous to and at any time during the meeting provided the delegate to whom the ticket is issued produces the necessary certificate, and can reach his destination in time to take part in the business of the meeting.

Delegates who have attended the meeting are allowed to travel as many times as necessary during the sitting, but a fresh ticket must be taken out and paid for for each double journey, and a fresh certificate from the authorized officer must be presented for each ticket.

Written application, specifying dates on which delegates will travel, the stations between which the journeys will be made, and the name or names of persons who will sign certificates, must first be made by the secretary of the religious body or friendly society to the General Manager of the New Zealand Government Railways, Wellington, not less than two months before the date of meeting.

The Department reserves to itself the right to decline any application.

Maoris attending Native Land Courts and Maori Councils.

43. Maoris travelling to attend sittings of the Native Land Court and Maori Councils may, at the option of the Railway Department, be granted return tickets at three-fourths the ordinary return general fares. Application, specifying the date on and place at which the Court or Council will be held, must first be made to the District Manager at least seven days before the opening of the Court or Council.

The Department reserves to itself the right to decline any application.

Tickets Not Transferable.

44. Unless otherwise specified, tickets are not transferable; if they are used by any other than the person to whom issued they will be forfeited.

Reserved Carriages.

45. Except otherwise specified, the charge for a reserved compartment will be as for six first-class ordinary fares computed on the mileage from the station at which the car is reserved.

For invalids and Judges of Supreme Court and Judge and members of the Arbitration Court the charge will be as for four first-class ordinary fares computed on the actual mileage for which reserved car is used.

The Department does not undertake to supply reserved carriages or compartments, and reserves to itself the right to decline any application.

Where more than the minimum number of passengers travel in a reserved car ordinary fares must be paid for the actual number of passengers in the car, but the fares of the passengers in excess of the minimum shall be computed on the actual distance they travel.

Excursion Trains.

46. Excursion Trains may be run by special request upon payment of a deposit (as a guarantee, returnable if the takings exceed the amount) equivalent to the charge for 80 second-class ordinary return tickets. Minimum charge, £5. Excursion Trains will be run only at the option of the Department.

Where any empty running has to be made under this regulation the provision of clause 5 of Regulation 47 will apply.

Special Trains.

47. Special Trains will be charged as follows:—

£ s. d.
For one 6-wheel or bogie carriage, per mile up to 30 miles … … … 0 10 0
For every additional mile … … … 0 7 6
For every additional 6-wheel carriage, per mile … 0 5 0
For every additional long bogie carriage, per mile … 0 7 6
Minimum charge … … … 5 0 0