New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 10

Page 243

✨ Railway Charges Alterations



FEB. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 243

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, Minister of Railways, 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; the Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service Scale of Charges made on the 8th day of June, 1932, and published in the Gazette on the 9th day of June, 1932; 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.

  1. Ordinary Season Tickets.

Paragraph 1 : By omitting the amounts shown in the schedule of second-class fares for ordinary season tickets for distances two and three miles, and substituting in lieu thereof the following :-

Miles. Second Class.
Twelve Months.
s. d.
2 76 0
3 100 0
  1. Apprentices, Pupil-teachers, Articled Clerks, and Young Persons in Employment.

By omitting this regulation, and substituting in lieu thereof the following :-

  1. Season Tickets for Young People not exceeding Twenty-one Years of Age.

  2. Season tickets at half the rate for season tickets (Regulation 12) will be issued to persons whose age does not exceed twenty-one years, subject to the following conditions :- Application in the following form shall be lodged within a reasonable period prior to the time the ticket is required for use and the certificate of birth or certificate of date of birth duly endorsed with the applicant's signature produced for inspection :-

I, (a) hereby certify that I reside at (b), and that my present age is(c) years months.

I hereby request that a(d) class(e) season ticket at half-rates available between(f) and(g) be issued to me in pursuance of the provision in that behalf contained in the General Scale of Charges.

I attach my birth-certificate in support of this application.

Date: Signature of applicant.

(a) Insert full name of applicant. (b) Insert place of residence. (c) Insert age of applicant. (d) Insert "first" or "second." (e) Insert "monthly," "quarterly," &c., as case may be. (f) Insert station name.

  1. Season tickets issued under the provisions of this regulation will not be available for use on Sundays.

  2. Railway Employees' Privilege Tickets.

By omitting paragraphs 2 and 3, and substituting the following :-

  1. Privilege season tickets, available for one month, at one-fourth of the fares for monthly season tickets (Regulation 12), subject to minimum charges of 5s. first class, 3s. 6d. second class, or for three, six, or twelve months at three, six, or twelve times as the case may be the fares or minimum charges for monthly season tickets, may be issued to railway employees as provided by the regulations made in that behalf under the Government Railways Act, 1926.

  2. The minimum charge for privilege tickets other than privilege season tickets will be 9d. first class, 6d. second class, single or return.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Charges, Season Tickets, Apprentices, Pupil-teachers, Articled Clerks, Young Persons, Railway Employees, Privilege Tickets
  • Daniel Giles Sullivan, Minister of Railways