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.

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. 6d.

Second-class return tickets at general fares, endorsed 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. 6d.

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.

Judges of Exhibits proceeding to Shows.

Insert—

41. Judges proceeding to Agricultural, Horticultural, Dog, and Poultry Shows, Ploughing Matches, and Horse-parades, for the purpose of judging exhibits, may be granted first-class tickets at holiday-excursion fares, specified in Regulation 12, on production of Judge’s ticket, and certificates in the following form:—

“I hereby certify that Mr.

is a duly appointed Judge of Exhibits at (a)

Show to be held at (b)

on (c)

, Secretary, (a)

Show.”

“I hereby certify that I am the Judge of Exhibits referred to above, and that I am proceeding from

Station to

Station for the purpose of judging exhibits, and that I am entitled to a first-class ticket at holiday-excursion fare.

, Judge,

Show.”

(a) Insert name of show. (b) Insert place where held. (c) Insert date of show.

Tickets under this regulation will be granted for seven days previous to and not later than the first day of the show or parade, and will be available for return for one month from date of issue. The Department reserves the right to decline any application.

Delegates to Meetings of Religious Bodies and Friendly Societies.

42. Delegates travelling to attend annual meetings of religious bodies and friendly societies may be granted first-class tickets, available for return for one month from date of issue, at holiday-excursion fares, specified in Regulation 12, on production of certificates in the following form:—

“I hereby certify that Rev. (Mr.)

is a duly appointed delegate to (a)

meeting to be held at (b)

, from (c)

to (c)

, Secretary, (a)

”

“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 applications, 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.

Excursion Trains.

Insert—

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 100 second-class ordinary return tickets. Minimum charge, £10. 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.