✨ Railway Passenger Fares
PASSSENGERS—continued.
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Passengers holding second-class trip bearer tickets and who desire to travel first class will be charged the difference between the first and second-class single fare ordinary (Regulation 2), suburban (Regulation 40), or local (Regulations 41 and 43) as the case may be.
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Where two or more passengers are travelling on a trip-bearer ticket such passengers will require to occupy seats in the same compartment or carriage or in such other accommodation as may be allocated to them by the Department.
10. Vacation Tickets.
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Students or scholars who are in regular daily attendance at universities, colleges, technical colleges, state or private schools, and who are not following any occupation or employment or in receipt of any salary or emolument therefrom shall, when travelling during the recognized school or college vacations, be issued with return tickets at the following fares:
Not exceeding 12 years of age ... Half the holiday excursion fare. (Regulation 5.)
Over 12 years of age ... The holiday excursion fare. (Regulation 5.)
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Vacation tickets issued during the Christmas and New Year vacation will be available for two months, and such tickets issued during the remaining two vacations will be available for one month.
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In each case the availability shall begin with and include the date shown on the ticket.
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Vacation tickets will not be granted to students who only attend art, commercial, or other special classes.
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These tickets will be issued on production of a certificate in the following form:
To the Stationmaster
I hereby certify that _ _ _ is a bona fide student (scholar) in regular daily attendance at _ _ solely for the purpose of receiving _ _ bona fide educational instruction; that _ _ is not following any occupation or employment or in receipt of any salary or emolument therefrom; that _ _ present age is _ years _ months, and that _ _ is entitled to a ticket at vacation fares in terms of the Railway Department's regulations.Period of vacation: From to _ [Signed]
Headmaster [or Principal], School (College).
I hereby certify that I am the student (scholar) referred to above and that I require a -class return ticket between and _ .
Signature.
Date.
11. Season Tickets.
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Season tickets are issued and must be used subject to and in conformity with the by-laws, rules, regulations, and arrangements from time to time in force on every railway or steamboat over or on which the said tickets are available, including alterations in the number and times fixed for the starting or arrival of trains or steamboats. The Department is not to be liable under any circumstances for any consequences arising from such alterations, or for want of accommodation in any train or steamboat, or for any detention or delay in the starting or arrival of trains or steamboats.
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The Department is not under any circumstances whatsoever to be held liable for the discontinuance, whether permanent or otherwise, of the running of any trains or steamboats, or for any consequences arising from such discontinuance.
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Season tickets are available only at and between the stations named thereon, including (unless otherwise stated) intermediate stations.
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A season ticket is, unless otherwise provided, not transferable, and if irregularly transferred will, without prejudice to any other penalty for such transference, be forfeited.
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A season ticket is issued on the express condition that it is not available for any journey unless it is produced and delivered up on demand to any officer or servant of the Department; and if such ticket is not so produced and/or delivered up the holder thereof shall be deemed not to have paid the fare for that particular journey, and such fare shall be recoverable by the Department from such holder.
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Any holder of a season ticket travelling in a class of carriage superior to that for which the ticket was issued must pay the difference between the appropriate single fares for the respective classes.
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Expired season tickets must be delivered up to the Department, and for this purpose may be handed to any Stationmaster, guard, or ticket-collector.
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NZ Gazette 1931, No 85
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NZ Gazette 1931, No 85
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