1916

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 69

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

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and its amendments, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, Daniel Giles Sullivan, do hereby make the following alterations in the General Scale of Charges made on the 4th day of November, 1931, and published in the Gazette of the 13th day of November, 1931, and to the Goods—Local Rates Scale of Charges made on the 17th day of October, 1935, and published in the Gazette of the 18th day of October, 1935, in force on the New Zealand Government Railways open for traffic.

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES.

PASSENGERS.

20. School Season Tickets.

By adding to paragraph 2 the following :—

For students and scholars exceeding 20 years of age the surcharge payable will be based on one-thirteenth of the value of the ticket for each week or fraction of a week outside of the school term as fixed by the Education Department, subject to a minimum of 4s. 3d. first class or 2s. 3d. second class per week or fraction of a week.

21. Free School Season Tickets.

By omitting paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and substituting in lieu thereof the following :—

1. Free second-class season tickets, available for each standard term of fourteen weeks as notified by the Education Department, 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 20 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 or Native 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, technical high school, or combined 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, of technical high schools, and of combined schools, as defined by the Education Act, 1914, and to 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, private technical schools for technical 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. Where a school observes terms which do not coincide with the opening and closing dates as approved by the Education Department for the district in which such school is situated, a surcharge will be made in respect of any school season ticket the currency of which commences before or expires after the approved date, as the case may be, so that the period of the currency of such ticket is longer than would have been the case if the terms as approved by the Education Department had been observed. In all such cases the surcharge must be paid by the pupil at the time of issue of the ticket. Surcharges will be payable at the following rates :—

Per Week or Fraction of a Week outside of the School Term as fixed by the Education Department.

First Class. Second Class.

For students and scholars not exceeding 16 years of age .. 3 3 1 3

For students and scholars over 16 but not exceeding 20 years of age .. 4 3 2 3