Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service Fares




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40

  1. Passengers.

  2. When tickets are issued on the steamer to passengers joining at Kingston or Queenstown, a booking fee of 6d. will be charged in addition to the ordinary fare. In the case of children under twelve years of age half the additional fee (3d.) only will be charged.

  3. Except in cases where break of journey is necessitated by the steamer service, single or return tickets on the Lake Wakatipu steamers are not available for break of journey.

  4. Unless otherwise provided, tickets issued for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamers only will have the same period of availability as tickets issued under the provisions of Regulation 2 of the General Scale of Charges effective on the New Zealand Government Railways.

  5. Schedule of Fares.

Between Ordinary Single. Excursion Return. Day Excursion Return.
Kingston and Queenstown .. s. d. 5 0 s. d. 6 3 s. d. 6 3
Head of Lake and Queenstown .. 6 3 9 5 ..
5 mile
7 mile
9 mile or Closeburn
12 mile
Limekiln
Bob’s Cove
5 mile
7 mile
9 mile or Closeburn
12 mile
Limekiln
Bob’s Cove
Creighton Islands } and Queenstown .. 6 11 .. ..
Creighton Islands } and Head of Lake .. 4 9 .. ..
Beach Bay or Walter Peak
Mount Nicholas
Elfin Bay
Greenstone
From Queenstown to Elfin Bay or Greenstone .. .. .. 5 0
Other places to pick up shepherds, &c., } and Queenstown or Head of Lake 6 11 .. ..
as indicated by lighting fires
Sunnyside (boat), and Kingston or Queenstown .. 5 0 .. ..
Half-way Bay
Woolshed
Wye Creek
Staircase
Clippings
Or any other place as indicated by
lighting fires
Kinlock and Glenorchy .. 1 3 .. ..
Queenstown to Frankton .. 1 7 .. ..

This schedule of fares shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 30th day of May, 1932.

  1. Special Charter of Steamers.

For Passengers.

Steamer. Rate per Hour between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Sundays excepted. Rate per Hour between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., Sundays excepted.
T.s.s. “Earnslaw” .. £ s. d. 3 0 0 £ s. d. 3 10 0
S.s. “Ben Lomond” .. 1 10 0 2 0 0

Minimum charge for any steamer, £12.

For Cargo, including Live-stock.

T.s.s. “Earnslaw” .. £12 in addition to ordinary tariff rates for goods conveyed.

S.s. “Ben Lomond” .. £8 in addition to ordinary tariff rates for goods conveyed.

In no case shall the charges for the special charter of a steamer for cargo, including live-stock, together with the ordinary tariff rates for the cargo conveyed, be less than the charge made for the special charter of such steamer for passengers.

Except in cases of a charter for four hours or less, applications must be made three days before the steamer is required.

The Department reserves the right to decline any application for the charter of a steamer.



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Steamer service, Scale of charges, Lake Wakatipu, Government Railways Board