New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 91

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✨ Railway Fares and Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

PASSENGERS.
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Season tickets and school season tickets issued between stations on the Waimangaroa Branch and main line stations will be charged the following rates in addition to the ordinary rates:—

Season Tickets.

——	12 Months.	6 Months.	3 Months.	1 Month.
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
First class .. .. ..	15 0	10 0	6 6	3 0
Second class .. .. ..	12 0	7 6	4 6	2 0

School season tickets, 2s. per quarter, either class.

PICTON SECTION.

Passengers booked through between Wellington and Blenheim vid Picton will be charged as follows, for conveyance by rail and steamer.

First Class. Second Class.
s. d. s. d.
Single ... ... ... ... 16 0 12 6
Return ... ... ... ... 21 0 16 0

Single tickets will be available for day of issue only. Return tickets will be available for return for three months from date of issue. First-class fares include saloon steamer-passage, second-class fares include steerage steamer-passage.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

For the purpose of charging fares between the stations below the distances will be counted as follows:—

Ashburton and Tinwald, 2 miles.
Oamaru and Waiareka, 2 miles.
Dunedin and Ravensbourne, 2 miles.
,, Burke’s, 4 miles.
,, Sawyer’s Bay, 7 miles.
,, Port Chalmers, 8 miles.
,, Caversham, 2 miles.
,, Green Island, 4 miles.
,, Abbotsford, 5 miles.

For the purpose of charging season and commutation tickets the distances will be counted as follows:—

Pelichet Bay and Burke’s, 3 miles.
,, St. Leonards, 4 miles.
,, Port Chalmers, 7 miles.
Dunedin and Burnside, 3 miles.

Fares and season-ticket rates from stations on the Dunedin–Port Chalmers line to and from Port Chalmers Upper and Lower will be computed on the basis of the shorter distance.
In no case shall the fares between any two stations on the Invercargill–Bluff line exceed the fares between Invercargill and the outer station.

OAMARU TO DUNEDIN.

Return .. .. .. First. Second.
15s. 10s.

Issued on Tuesdays and Fridays only. Available for return for one month from date of issue. Not available for break of journey.

Hanmer Plains Hot Springs.

Return excursion tickets for the through journey by rail and motor to Hanmer Plains will be issued from Invercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, Papanui, and Kaispoi daily throughout the year, available for return for three months from date of issue.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1912, No 91

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Local Railway Fares and Regulations - Waimangaroa Branch Season Tickets (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsSeason tickets, School tickets, Fares, Waimangaroa Branch, Main line

🚂 Picton Section Fares - Wellington and Blenheim

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsFares, Single tickets, Return tickets, Wellington, Blenheim, Picton, Steamer passage

🚂 South Island Main Line and Branches - Distance Calculations for Fares

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsFares, Season tickets, Commutation tickets, Distance calculation, Ashburton, Tinwald, Oamaru, Waiareka, Dunedin, Ravensbourne, Burke's, Port Chalmers, Caversham, Green Island, Abbotsford, Pelichet Bay, St. Leonards, Invercargill, Bluff

🚂 Oamaru to Dunedin Return Fares

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsReturn fares, Oamaru, Dunedin, First class, Second class, Limited availability

🚂 Hanmer Plains Hot Springs Excursion Tickets

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsExcursion tickets, Rail, Motor, Hanmer Plains, Invercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, Papanui, Kaispoi

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