922

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 40

PASSENGERS

9. When a passenger books a sleeping berth the station from which the berth is required must be specified, and in any case where the passenger is unable to join the train at such station, but intends to join the train at another station, notice of the fact must be given by such passenger to the station at which he was by the booking to join the train, and such notice must be given before the arrival of the train at such last-mentioned station.

10. The Department reserves to itself the right to re-allot a sleeping berth which has been reserved and has not been claimed by the passenger within fifteen minutes after the departure of the train from the station for which the berth was reserved, or in any case in which the notice specified in the last preceding paragraph is not given.

11. The Department will as far as possible adhere to its original allotment of sleeping berths, but reserves the right to change the allotment of sleeping-berths in order to distribute the available berths to the best advantage or for any other reason considered by the Department to be sufficient. The Department does not undertake to provide sleeping accommodation.

12. Cancellation of Berths—Passengers who desire to cancel sleeping berths previously paid for may be permitted to do so, and, provided application for refund or transfer is made not later than four hours prior to the scheduled departure time of train from the starting station, will be granted a refund of the sleeping-berth fee less the deduction prescribed in regulation 31 or a transfer if required.

13. Reserved Compartments and Carriages

Charges—1. The charge for the reservation of a six-passenger compartment will be as follows:

For invalids (and attendants accompanying same) ... As for four first-class ordinary fares (regulation 2).

For Judges and members of their Courts ... As for four first-class ordinary fares (regulation 2).

In all other cases ... As for six first-class ordinary fares (regulation 2).

The all-lines season ticket held by a Judge of the Supreme Court will be accepted for reservation purposes as the equivalent of four first-class ordinary fares (regulation 2).

2. When a whole or half car is required for an invalid twelve first-class ordinary fares (regulation 2) will be charged. The reservation of whole or half cars for other persons than invalids will be by special arrangements only.

3. In each case the fares will be computed on the mileage for which the compartment or car is reserved.

4. Where more than the minimum number of passengers travel in a reserved car ordinary fares (regulation 2) must be paid for the actual number of passengers in the car, but the fares of the passengers in excess of the minimum number shall be computed on the actual distance they travel.

5. General—The Department does not undertake to supply reserved carriages or compartments, and reserves to itself the right to decline any application.

6. Reserved for Future Use

7. Excursion Trains

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

9. 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.

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

11. Special Trains

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

13. 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 utilised by the Department.

14. Restrictions on Travel by Specified Trains

15. General—Whenever any person shall make by any train any journey which, according to the Department’s timetables 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.