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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 24.

PASSENGERS—continued.

3. 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.

4. Sectional tickets may be issued covering sections of railway in both Islands, and in all such cases the charge for the actual mileage in each Island will be computed separately.

5. A charge of £1 9s. 8d. will be made for each ticket issued in lieu of an annual season ticket lost.

6. Where sectional tickets are made available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service they will be charged as for 25 miles additional to the railway mileage.

7. Annual season tickets available over all lines in both Islands or all lines in the South Island will be available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service.

13a. Bulk Travel Vouchers.

1. Bulk travel vouchers, entitling the purchaser thereof to be issued tickets, without further charge, available for travel by the Department’s road motor services (other than bus services on suburban routes) and/or by rail, first class, will be issued at the following rates:—

For 2,000 miles .. .. .. £ s. d.
For 3,000 miles .. .. .. 13 15 0
For 4,000 miles .. .. .. 19 10 0
For every additional 1,000 miles beyond 4,000 miles 24 0 0
4 12 0

The vouchers will be negotiable for a maximum period of twelve calendar months and the aggregate mileage of all tickets issued in respect of any voucher shall not exceed the total mileage covered by such voucher.

2. Tickets covering each journey to be made must be held by voucher holders, and such tickets will be issued on presentation of the voucher at a road booking-office under the control of the Department or to the driver of the road motor vehicle, in the case of a road journey, or at a railway booking-office prior to the commencement of a rail journey.

3. Application for a bulk travel voucher must be lodged with any District Manager, Stationmaster, or officer in charge of a road motor service depot at least seven days before the voucher is required.

4. Bulk travel vouchers will be issued in the names of the purchasers and, except as provided in paragraph 5 hereof, will not be transferable.

5. Upon payment of a transfer fee of 16s. 6d. on the occasion of each transfer, bulk travel vouchers may be transferred, bona fide for business purposes, at any time during their currency. The number of transfers that may be made during the currency of any such voucher shall not exceed twelve. The provisions of paragraph 2, subparagraph (d) and paragraph 3 of Regulation 13 shall apply.

6. Tickets issued under the provisions of paragraph 2 will be available for use only by the holder of the bulk travel voucher, and such voucher must be produced for inspection on demand by any authorized officer.

14. Family Season Tickets.

1. Family season tickets will be issued to families at two-thirds of the rate for season tickets (Regulation 12) for each person. Family tickets for less than four persons will be charged as for four adult persons at the family rate. All such tickets must be for the same currency and available between the same stations.

2. “Family” means and includes parents and their children living together in one household.

15. Lost Season Tickets.

1. Should a season ticket be lost, immediate notice must be given to the Department. The holder of the original ticket shall not be entitled to a duplicate ticket, but a duplicate ticket may, at the discretion of the Department, be issued on payment of 10 per cent. of the value of the unexpired period for which the ticket is available. Minimum charge, 3s.; maximum, £1 9s. 8d. This does not apply to tickets issued under Regulations 13 or 17.

2. For the purpose of this regulation the value of the unexpired period for which a season ticket is available shall be a sum bearing the same proportion to the original cost of such ticket as the number of days for which such ticket would still have been available bears to the number of days included in the whole period of the availability of such ticket.

16. Weekly Twelve-trip Tickets.

1. Weekly twelve-trip tickets are issued for distances not exceeding 27 miles. They are available for use by the purchaser when travelling second class between the stations specified thereon.

2. They will be available for one week, including date of issue, and are not available for break of journey or for use on Sundays. No reduction in charge will be made for children. Holders of weekly twelve-trip tickets will be charged the full first-class fare when found travelling in first-class carriages.