3492
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

Alterations to Scale of Charges in force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under the Government Railways Act, 1908, and its amendments, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, Joseph Gordon Coates, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of charges in force on the New Zealand Government Railways open for traffic made on the 10th day of August, 1925, and published in the Gazette of 11th August, 1925 :—

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

By omitting from Regulation 20 the following :—

1. Season tickets, available for three months from date of commencement of their availability for travel, will be issued to scholars and students exclusively engaged in their studies, and not in receipt of salary or emolument, at the following rates, and subject to the following conditions :—

For students and scholars not exceeding 16 years of age .. .. ..
For students and scholars over 16 and not exceeding 20 years .. .. ..
For students and scholars over 20 years of age half the rate for ordinary three-monthly season tickets will be charged. Minimum charge—first-class, 62s. 6d.; second class, 37s. 6d.

First Class. Second Class.
s. d. s. d.
37 6 12 6
50 0 25 0

And substituting the following :—

1. Season tickets, available for fourteen weeks from date of commencement of their availability for travel, will be issued to scholars and students exclusively engaged in their studies, and not in receipt of salary or emolument, at the following rates, and subject to the following conditions :—

For students and scholars not exceeding 16 years of age .. .. ..
For students and scholars over 16 and not exceeding 20 years .. .. ..
For students and scholars over 20 years of age half the rate for ordinary three-monthly season tickets will be charged. Minimum charge—first-class, 75s.; second class, 45s.

First Class. Second Class.
s. d. s. d.
45 0 15 0
60 0 30 0

By omitting from Regulation 21 the following :—

1. Free second-class tickets, available for three months from date of commencement of their availability for travel, may be issued to school pupils, as hereinafter set 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 are 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.