hereinafterset forth, between the ages of 5 years and 10 years residing at a distance of not less than 2 miles from the school, and to school pupils of 10 years of age and over, but not exceeding 19 years of age, residing at a distance of not less than 3 miles from the school. The tickets will be available for distances not exceeding 60 miles, and are issuable as follows:-

(a.) To pupils attending the public primary schools from railway-stations where there is no primary school in the vicinity, and only to the station in the vicinity of the nearest primary school.

(b.) To pupils who ar holders of scholarships tenable at a district high school or secondary school as defined by the Education Act, 1914, to enable them to attend any such district high school or secondary school.

(c.) To pupils of secondary schools as defined by the Education Act, 1914, and of the secondary departments of district high schools and of technical high schools, to enable them to attend one or other of such schools, whichever shall be nearest.

(d.) To pupils attending private primary or secondary schools registered in accordance with section 7 of the Education Amendment Act, 1921-22, but only from stations where there is no private school of the same denomination in the vicinity, and then only to the station in the vicinity of the nearest such school.

(e.) To holders of free places at technical classes, technical schools, and technical high schools recognized under the regulations for technical instruction, to enable them to attend one or other of such schools or classes, whichever shall be nearest.

(f.) To pupils on the roll of a public or private primary or secondary school, or of a district high school, travelling to attend classes held at specially equipped manual-training centres and recognized under the Education Department's regulations for manual instruction.

2. Application for these tickets must be accompanied by a certificate in the following form, duly signed by the head teacher, principal, or director, as the case may be, having charge of the school attended:-

I hereby certify that A.B., residing at , whose present age is years months, is entitled, under paragraph of the Railway regulations for free school season tickets, to a free school ticket from to to enable him [her] to attend the at for the purpose of instruction.

• Insert the number of the clause (1, 2, &c.) of the Railway free school season ticket regulations. † Give the name of the school or of the manual-training centre. The school may be a public school, a registered private school, a district high school, a secondary school, or a technical school. ‡ State whether primary or secondary, technical or manual.

3. These tickets are not transferable, and are available for use by the holder only when travelling to and from school for the purpose of receiving tuition; if used for any other purpose the tickets will be forfeited.

4. The issue of any such tickets may be declined in any case where the Minister of Education decides that the circumstances do not entitle any applicant to receive the concession.

22. Technical-schools Season Tickets.

1. Technical-school season tickets, available for any distance not exceeding 60 miles, and for three months from date of commencement of their availability for travel, will be issued to bona fide students attending technical schools or classes registered with the Minister of Education, subject to the following conditions:-

(a.) The tickets will be available for use only when the holder is proceeding from home to the technical school, or vice versa, for the purpose of receiving or returning from tuition ; if used for any other purpose the ticket will be forfeited.

(b.) The days upon which tuition will be received must be the same in each week, and must be stated on the certificate. Certificate of attendance at foot of ticket must be signed by certifying teacher on each day that a holder of such ticket attends the school.

(c.) The tickets are not transferable, and will be charged as follows:-

2. Each application for a technical-school season ticket must be accompanied by a certificate in the following form, signed by the director of the technical school or class :-

I hereby certify that , residing at , whose age is years months, is a bona fide student or scholar in attendance at Technical School duly registered with the Minister of Education, and request that a-class technical-school season ticket, available for use on† , be issued to enable him [her] to attend the technical school [class] ; and I undertake to keep a roll of the attendance at the school [class], and such roll to be open for inspection by any officer of the Railway Department. The attendance of at the school [class] will be certified by whose signature appears in the margin hereon.

Date : . (Signature of teacher.)

• Insert class of ticket. † Insert day or days of week on which tuition will be received.

I hereby certify that I am the scholar [student] mentioned in the foregoing certificate, and that my age is years months. Date : . ( Signature of scholar or student.)

The latter certificate is not required in the case of scholars or students under 16 years of age.