New Zealand Gazette – 1952 – No. 26

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 26

PASSENGERS

Miscellaneous Concession Fares—continued

Concession Granted to— Minimum Number to Whom the Concession Will be Granted. Conditions.
11. Sporting Parties.—Athletic and sporting teams, golf, rowing, and rifle clubs (also other parties as may be approved by the Department) travelling together 6 adults Tickets will be issued at the following fares:—

Single tickets—at four-fifths of the ordinary single fare (Regulation 2).
Return tickets—at the special excursion fare (Regulation 6).
Minimum charge s. d.
Per adult passenger .. .. 3 0
Per child passenger .. .. 1 6
Subject to reasonable notice being given, a certificate authorizing either concession will be issued by any District Manager, Stationmaster, or Commercial Agent of the Railways Department, or the District Manager of the Government Tourist Department at Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill, upon application. Parties travelling under this regulation must travel by the trains arranged.
Members of a team or club under fifteen years of age included in a party or forming a party will be charged half the adult concession fare. In such cases the minimum number travelling will require to be equivalent to six adult passengers. |
| 12. Summer Schools, &c.—
Persons travelling to attend summer schools for instructional and recreational purposes
Persons travelling to attend camps organized by religious bodies
Members of Young Farmers Clubs travelling to attend educational courses
Choirs travelling to attend competitions | 20 | Tickets will be available for use on the outward journey within seven days previous to and at any time during the meeting, provided the person to whom the ticket is issued can reach the place of meeting in time to take part in its business.
This concession will not be granted unless a total of twenty persons travel by rail to the school camp, &c. (See paragraph 1 (c) hereof.)
Each application for tickets must be accompanied by a certificate as per pro forma C (see page 19). |
| 13. Theatrical Companies, &c.—Bands of musicians; theatrical, concert, and circus companies travelling together in companies of not less than six adults | 6 adults | Tickets will be issued at the following fares:—
Single tickets—at four-fifths of the ordinary single fare (Regulation 2). Minimum charge per passenger 3s.
Return tickets—at the special excursion fare (Regulation 6).
Application for these concessions must first be made to the District Manager.
Advance agents of companies entitled to this concession, travelling apart from the company they represent, will be granted the same concession as the company.
Advance agents must pay ordinary fares (Regulation 2) in the first instance; rebate of difference will be allowed when the company purchases the remainder of the tickets.
The total number of tickets required, exclusive of the advance agents, must be taken out at the same time and for the same date.
Professional athletic combinations and other showmen who perform in tents or buildings at agricultural shows, sports meetings, &c., are not entitled to this concession.
Persons not connected with the theatrical profession will not be permitted to travel at concession rate as members of the company, and in the event of any person found so travelling the full fare will be charged. |
| Young Farmers’ Clubs Travelling to Attend Educational Courses | .. | See Summer Schools (paragraph 12). |



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🚂 Miscellaneous Concession Fares for Passengers (continued from previous page)

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Railway, Concession Fares, Passengers, Sporting Parties, Summer Schools, Theatrical Companies, Young Farmers Clubs