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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.

And substituting the following :—

(l.) Free second-class tickets, available for fourteen weeks 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, secondary school, or technical high school, as defined by the Education Act, 1914, to enable them to attend any such school.

(c.) To pupils of secondary schools, of the secondary department of district high schools, and of technical high schools, as defined by the Education Act, 1914, and to the holders of free places at technical classes or schools, to enable such pupils or free-place holders to attend one or other of such schools whichever is the nearest; provided that a free ticket may be issued to enable a pupil to attend a more distant school where in the opinion of the Director of Education suitable classes or courses of instruction are not provided at a school nearer to the pupil's place of residence.

(d.) To pupils attending private primary schools for primary instruction, or private secondary schools for secondary instruction, provided that the schools are registered as such in accordance with the Education Act, 1914, and provided further that in the case of a denominational school free tickets will be issued only from stations where there is no school of that denomination in the vicinity, and then only to the station in the vicinity of the nearest such school.

(e.) 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 especially equipped manual-training centres and recognized under the 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 subparagraph (a, b, &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 a free school season ticket may be declined in any case where the Director of Education decides that the circumstances do not warrant the concession.

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

By omitting from Regulation 7 the following :—

2. Quarterly tickets for the storage of bicycles (pedal) will be issued at a charge of 7s. 6d. for each bicycle. Except as otherwise provided, the currency of bicycle-storage tickets will commence on the first day and expire on the last day of a calendar month only. Bicycle season tickets issued to scholars or students who hold tickets issued under the provisions of Regulation 20, 21, or 22, Part I, of this scale of fares and charges, may be made available for three months from the date of commencement.

And substituting the following :—

2. Quarterly tickets for the storage of bicycles (pedal) will be issued at a charge of 7s. 6d. for each bicycle. Except as otherwise provided, the currency of bicycle-storage tickets will commence on the first day and expire on the last day of a calendar month only. Bicycle season tickets issued to scholars or students who hold tickets issued under the provisions of Regulation 20 or 21, Part I, of this scale of fares and charges, will be available for fourteen weeks from the date of commencement.

By adding Hawera to the list of stations in respect of which additional charges are not made as provided in paragraph 2 of Regulation 13.

By adding Hawera to the list of stations in respect of which additional charges are to be made as provided in the following regulations : Regulation 10 (paragraph 3); regulation 21 (paragraph 2); Regulation 22 (paragraph 2).

By adding to paragraph 4, Regulation 15, the following :—

Where the owner desires and is allowed the exclusive use of a G wagon for one horse, such horse will be charged at one-and-a-half times the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto.