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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 26

PASSANGERS

28. Excursion Trains

29. Excursion trains may be run on application in that behalf being made to the District Manager.

30. Such trains will be subject to conditions to be fixed by the Department, and the Department may require payment of a deposit, as a guarantee, of such sum as shall be determined.

31. The Department reserves the right to decline any application.

32. Special Trains

33. Special trains may be run subject to charges and conditions as fixed by the Department.

34. Special trains will be run only at the option of the Department. The Department reserves to itself the right to forward any of its ordinary traffic by any special train, provided that no traffic for which the special train was ordered is thereby prevented from being carried by such train, but no reduction of the special-train charges shall be made on account of the train being so utilized by the Department.

35. Restrictions on Travel by Specified Trains

36. General.—Whenever any person shall make by any train any journey which, according to the Department's time-tables or other public notice, he is not entitled to make by that train, such person shall, without prejudice to any other penalty to which he may be liable, pay the appropriate fare for the shortest journey which he is entitled to make by such train and which shall wholly include the journey actually made by him as aforesaid.
    Concession Ticket Restrictions.—2. Tickets issued under the provisions of the following regulations are not available for travel by—
    (a) Night “Limited” express trains between Wellington and Auckland.
    (b) Rail-car services between Wellington and New Plymouth.
    (c) Through rail-car service from Napier to Wellington.
    Through rail-car service from Wellington to Gisborne.
    (d) Rail-car services between Christchurch and Greymouth.

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3. Tickets issued under the provisions of Regulations 14, 15, 21, 22, and 23, are not available for travel by the Sunday rail-car services between Wellington and Upper Hutt.
4. Tickets issued under the provisions of Regulation 8 (paragraphs 3, 4, 11, 12, and 13), 10, 12,* 21, 22, and 23 are not available for travel by the rail-car services between Greymouth and Hokitika.
5. Drovers’ passes, issued under the provisions of Regulation 76, paragraph 8, are not available for travel by the night “Limited” express trains or rail cars listed in this regulation.

• Subject to such modification as may be authorized by the Department.

31. Refunds on Tickets

General.—1. The Department does not undertake to refund money or to make allowance in respect of any ticket, pass, or symbol which has been lost, mislaid, mutilated, or defaced, except as otherwise provided.
2. When a ticket is purchased and it is found that it is not required or cannot be used, a refund of the fare paid may be allowed, provided the ticket with application is lodged with the Department before the expiry of the period for which such ticket is available.
3. When a passenger is unable to complete the journey for which a ticket has been purchased, a refund may be allowed by the Department for the portion of the journey not travelled, provided the ticket with application for refund is lodged with the Department before the expiry of the period for which it is available.
4. Season Tickets.—Refunds as under may be allowed on season tickets (Regulation 14) permanently surrendered to the Department during their currency : Provided that if any reduction on another ticket has been made on account of or in connection with a surrendered ticket, the value of such reduction shall be deducted from the amount, if any, that may be refunded :—
Monthly Tickets.—No refund.
Quarterly, Half-yearly, and Yearly Tickets.—The portion of the currency of the ticket that has expired up to the date of surrender will be charged for on the monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly basis, as the case may be, and the balance, if any, refunded. Part-months (outside the quarter or half-year) will be charged for as full months.