Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2403

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, 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.

13. Annual Season Tickets.

By omitting paragraph 2, and substituting in lieu thereof the following :—

2. (a) Upon payment of a transfer fee of 15s. on the occasion of each transfer, and subject to the succeeding subparagraphs of this paragraph, transferable annual season tickets may be transferred, bona fide for business purposes, at any time during their currency.

(b) Application for transfer, which is to be accompanied by the prescribed transfer fee and the annual season ticket, may be made to any District Manager of the Railways Department, the District Managers of the Government Tourist Department at Wellington and Auckland, or to the Stationmasters at Whangarei, Hamilton, Ohakune Junction, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Napier, Greymouth, Timaru, or Oamaru.

(c) The number of transfers that may be made during the currency of any such ticket shall not exceed twenty-four.

(d) Such tickets may be transferred only to a managing director or working director in the case of a business that is being carried on by a corporate body, a working partner in the case of a partnership business, the owner in the case of a business that is neither a corporation nor a partnership, or an employee of any such business for the purpose of travelling exclusively in the interests of such business, provided that both the holder of the annual season ticket and the proposed transferee are at the time the transfer is applied for permanently and exclusively engaged in the same business.

By adding the following new paragraph :—

2A. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this regulation may, at the discretion of the Department, be applied to permit of the transfer of an annual transferable season ticket issued to an officer exclusively and permanently employed by an organization other than a business carried on for the purpose of pecuniary gain, or a duly constituted branch of such organization, provided, however, that such transfers shall be limited to persons who devote their time exclusively and permanently to such organizations or branch and are paid for their services.

LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

39. Suburban Weekly Twelve-trip Tickets.

Paragraph 1: By omitting the words “Johnsonville—Wellington”.

40. Suburban Fares.

Paragraph 10: By omitting the words “Ngāio—Plimmerton” and substituting “Plimmerton”.

41. North Island Main Line and Branches.

By omitting paragraph 4.

6. SPECIAL WEDNESDAY FARES TO WELLINGTON.

By omitting the words “Pitcaithly’s Siding” wherever they appear, and inserting in lieu thereof the word “Andrews”.