Aug. 11.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
2311

3. Technical-schools season tickets will be issued conditionally on a roll of
   attendance being kept at each technical school or class, such roll to be open for
   inspection by any officer of the Railway Department deputed for that purpose.

4. Season Tickets, School Season Tickets, &c.

5. Annual tickets, tourist tickets, and season tickets do not entitle the
   holders thereof to travel by race or other special or excursion trains, except
   when the ordinary trains are entirely suspended.

6. Scholars and students holding school season tickets, free school season
   tickets, or school-boarders' tickets will, when carriages are set apart for their
   use, require to travel in such carriages.

7. Picnic Parties.

8. Excursion tickets, available for one (specified) day in each case, will
   be issued to picnic parties, numbering not less than 20 persons travelling
   together for recreation and not for business purposes, and organized by any
   friendly society, school committee, trade or industrial union, or other body
   approved by the Department,

9. Stop-over excursion tickets (available for return within one week from and
   including the commencing date shown on the ticket in each case) will be issued
   to school pleasure parties and school athletic teams, numbering not less than
   20 persons in all, bona fide scholars and teachers travelling together.

10. The charges will be as follows:—

SECONP CLASS.

Schools only. Senior Scholars exceeding 19 Years of Age attending School.

Schools, Factories, &c., Friendly Societies. Pupils exceeding 19 Years of Age, Teachers and Adults.

4. FIRST CLASS, double the above rates in each case.

5. Tickets at above rates will be issued only at the option of the Depart-
   ment. They will not be issued on public holidays.

6. The Department does not undertake to carry parties at the above rates
   by mail or express trains.

7. Where special trains are provided at the request of the party, a guarantee
   equal to 100 second-class adult ordinary (or suburban where applicable) return
   fares may be required; minimum charge, £12 10s. The distance which a
   special excursion train has to run empty to commence a run will be charged
   at the rate of 7s. 6d. per mile, and the amount so charged will be added to the
   amount of the guarantee.

8. School excursion parties will be conveyed conditionally on the Com-
   mittee arranging the excursion undertaking to place at least two adults, either
   teachers or other persons, in charge of each carriage to maintain order and
   prevent children from riding on the carriage-platforms.

9. The Committee must undertake the sale of all tickets and all re-
   sponsibility for the value of same and give a written undertaking to conform
   to these regulations.

10. Unsold tickets must be returned to the Department before the
    excursion train starts on its outward journey, or at destination station before
    the commencement of the homeward journey, otherwise the Committee will be
    debited with the full value thereof, and no rebate will be made on account of
    tickets afterwards tendered as unsold.

11. Each school, factory, business house, friendly society, or trade-union will
    be strictly limited to one excursion per annum at the “day” fares.

12. Application must first be made to the District Manager, not less than
    seven days’ notice being given in the case of small parties, and not less than
    ten days’ notice in the case of large excursions.