Aug. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2307

FOR EVERY MILE ABOVE 20 MILES.

13. Annual Season Tickets.

1. Annual season tickets, available for use for one year in each case, will be issued at the following rates, viz. :—

SECTIONAL TICKETS.

For distances not exceeding 150 miles 35 0 0 28 10 0
151 miles to 250 miles inclusive, 1s. 10½d. per mile added to the charge for 150 miles.
251 miles to 350 miles inclusive, 1s. 3d. per mile added to the charge for 250 miles.
351 miles to 700 miles inclusive, 7½d. per mile added to the charge for 350 miles.
Over 700 miles, 3¾d. per mile added to the charge for 700 miles.
Maximum charge for either Island 70 0 0 63 0 0

2. Transferable tickets will be transferred for business purposes once in any month during their currency from the holder to a member or employee of the same person, firm, or company on payment of a transfer fee of 12s. 6d. on the occasion of each transfer. Application for transfer must be made to the District Manager. The ticket to be transferred, together with the transfer fee, 12s. 6d., must be deposited when application for transfer is made.

3. Sectional tickets may be issued covering sections of railway in both Islands, and in all such cases the charge for the actual mileage in each Island will be computed separately.

4. A charge of £1 5s. will be made for each ticket issued in lieu of an annual season ticket lost.

5. Where sectional tickets are made available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service they will be charged as for 25 miles additional to the railway mileage.

6. Annual all-lines season tickets available over both Islands or South Island will be available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service.

14. Family Season Tickets.

1. Family season tickets will be issued to families at two-thirds of the rate of ordinary season tickets for each person. Family tickets for less than four persons will be charged as for four adult persons at the family rate. All such tickets must be for the same currency and available between the same stations.

2. “Family” means and includes parents and their children living together in one household.

15. Lost Season Tickets.

1. Should a season ticket be lost, immediate notice must be given to the Department. The holder of the original ticket shall not be entitled to a duplicate ticket, but a duplicate ticket may, at the discretion of the Department, be issued on payment of 10 per cent. of the value of the unexpired period for which the ticket is available. Minimum charge, 2s. 6d.; maximum, £1 5s. This does not apply to tickets issued under Regulation 13 or 17.

2. For the purpose of this regulation the value of the unexpired period for which a season ticket is available shall be a sum bearing the same proportion to the original cost of such ticket as the number of days for which such ticket would still have been available bears to the number of days included in the whole period of the availability of such ticket.

16. Weekly Twelve-trip Tickets.

1. Weekly twelve-trip tickets are issued for distances not exceeding 27 miles. They are available for use by the purchaser when travelling second class between the stations specified thereon.

2. They will be available for one week, including date of issue, and are not available for break of journey or for use on Sundays. No reduction in charge will be made for children. Holders of weekly twelve-trip tickets will be charged the full first-class fare when found travelling in first-class carriages.

3. The tickets are not transferable, and will be charged as follows :—

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