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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

PASSENGERS—continued.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Technical-school Season Tickets.

7. 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, or schools or classes conducted by music-teachers registered under the Music-teachers Registration Act, 1928, or such other classes as may be approved by the General Manager, 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 [class] duly registered with the Minister of Education, class conducted by a music-teacher registered under the Music-teachers Registration Act, 1928, or class approved by the General Manager; 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 not exceeding 16 years of age.

3. Technical-school 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. School Season Tickets, &c.

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

6. Picnic Parties.

7. 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, business house, or other body approved by the Department.

8. Stop-over excursion tickets (available for return within seven days 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.

9. Provided the other provisions of paragraph 1 of this regulation are complied with, school athletic teams which travel on the outward and homeward journey on the same day, and parties of school-children travelling for the purpose of holding picnics, may be issued with tickets at the day excursion fares. In cases where the tickets are required for an availability in excess of one day the provision of paragraph 2 of this regulation will be applicable.