APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 969

PASSENGERS—continued.

29. Tourist Excursion Tickets.

1. Tourist excursion tickets (first or second class) will be issued at the following rates:—
   (a) Available over lines of both Islands for seven weeks, including date of commencement of availability for travel—First class, £17 17s. 6d; second class, £14 6s.
   (b) Available over North Island lines for four weeks, including date of commencement of availability for travel—First class, £11; second class, £8 5s.
   (c) Available over South Island lines for four weeks, including date of commencement of availability for travel—First class, £11; second class, £8 5s.

2. These tickets are not transferable. They are available over Government lines open for traffic and under the control of the Department, and are obtainable at the principal railway-stations and from the officer in charge at Queenstown and City Booking-offices at Courtenay Place (Wellington) or Christchurch.

3. Tourist excursion tickets as provided in paragraph 1, subparagraphs (a) and (c) are available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service.

4. Tourist excursion tickets may be extended for any period not exceeding four weeks on payment of an extension fee of £2 15s. first class or £2 1s. 3d. second class per week or portion of a week. Persons desiring an extension of time must apply to any officered station, the officer in charge, Queenstown, or at the City Booking-offices, Courtenay Place (Wellington) or Christchurch, before the expiration of the original ticket, and deliver up the original ticket together with the extension fee.

5. Any holder of a second-class tourist ticket travelling in a class of carriage superior to that for which the ticket was issued must pay the difference between the ordinary single fares for the respective classes for the distance so travelled.

30. Judges proceeding to Shows, Exhibitors, Attendants, Owners, or Trainers travelling in Charge of Live-stock, Racehorses, or Polo Ponies.

1. JUDGES OF EXHIBITS PROCEEDING TO SHOWS.

(a) Judges proceeding to agricultural, horticultural, dog, and poultry shows, ploughing matches, and horse-parades, for the purpose of judging thereat may be granted first-class tickets at the special excursion fares specified in Regulation 6 on production of judge’s ticket and certificate in the following form:—

I hereby certify that Mr. ______________________ has been appointed to judge at the* _______________ to be held at† _______________ on _______________.
Date: ______________________
Secretary.

I hereby certify that I am the judge referred to above, and that I am proceeding from _______________ Station to _______________ Station for the purpose of judging, and that I am entitled to a first-class ticket at the special excursion fare.
Date: ______________________

* Insert name of show, ploughing match, or parade.
† Insert date of show, ploughing match, or parade.
‡ Insert place where held.

(b) Tickets granted under this regulation will be available for use on the outward journey within seven days previous to and not later than the first day of the show, ploughing match, or horse-parade, and will be available for return for one month from date of commencement of currency of ticket in each case. The Department reserves the right to decline any application.

2. EXHIBITORS OR ATTENDANTS TRAVELLING IN CHARGE OF LIVE-STOCK.

(a) Special excursion tickets (Regulation 6) will be issued to exhibitors or attendants travelling in charge of live-stock exhibits en route to agricultural shows, horse parades, or approved exhibitions of live-stock, upon production of a certificate in the following form:—

To Stationmaster :
I hereby apply for second-class ticket at the special excursion fare from _______________ to _______________ when travelling in charge of live-stock for exhibition at* _______________ to be held at _______________ on _______________.
Date: ______________________
Signature of applicant.

* Insert name of show, parade, &c.

PARTICULARS OF STOCK LOADED.

[To be filled in by Officer in Charge at forwarding station.]

(b) Tickets issued under the provisions of this regulation will be available for return for one month from the date of commencement of the currency of the ticket in each case, and will be available for travel only on the trains by which the live-stock exhibits are conveyed. The Department reserves the right to decline any application for tickets under the rates and conditions enumerated in this regulation.