12 MAY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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PASSENGERS

4. Conditions—(a) The Department reserves the right to decline to carry parties at the above rates by express trains or railcars when accommodation is limited.
   (b) In the case of picnics, the organising body must undertake the sale of tickets and be responsible for their value.
   (c) Applications for concession travel in terms of this section are to be made to the District Traffic Manager or Chief Stationmaster not less than three days before the date of travel in the case of small parties and not less than two weeks in the case of large excursions.

5. The General Manager may also authorise, for any other purpose, the issue of day excursion tickets at the stop-over fares provided in paragraph 3 hereof. Such tickets will be available for use only on the day authorised.

6. Tickets issued under this section will not be available for break of journey.

7. Reserved for future use

8. Railway Employees’ Privilege Tickets

9. Privilege Single or Return Tickets—Privilege tickets at one-fourth the ordinary fares (section 2), or local fares (sections 33, 34 and 35), where applicable, may be issued to railway employees and their wives and children in terms of the regulations made pursuant to the Government Railways Act 1949 and orders of the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal. Children 4 years of age and over will be charged the adult privilege fare.
   For the purpose of this section an ordinary return fare will be deemed to be the value of two single fares (section 2).

10. The Minimum Charge for privilege tickets other than privilege season tickets will be 1s. 6d. first class, 1s. second class, single or return.

11. Second-class Privilege Season Tickets, available for one month, at one-fourth of the fares for monthly season tickets (section 14), subject to a minimum charge of 6s. 4d., may be issued to railway employees as provided by regulations made pursuant to the Government Railways Act 1949 and orders of the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal.

12. Privilege Ticket Orders—Privilege tickets will be issued only on presentation of the prescribed orders.

13. Change of Route—Passengers holding privilege tickets who desire to travel by an alternative route will be charged at privilege-ticket rates for the additional mileage, if any, involved.
    Passengers holding privilege tickets for a longer route may be permitted to travel by a shorter alternative route.

14. Availability—Privilege tickets, except season tickets, will have unlimited availability.

15. Break of Journey—Privilege tickets based on ordinary fares will be subject to the provisions of section 2, paragraph 3. Privilege tickets based on local fares will be subject to the provisions of section 32, paragraph 3.

16. Season Tickets

17. Conditions—(a) Season tickets are issued and must be used subject to and in conformity with the terms and conditions made pursuant to the Government Railways Act 1949 and arrangements from time to time in force on every railway on which the said tickets are available, including alterations in the number and times fixed for the starting or arrival of trains. The Department is not to be liable under any circumstances for any consequences arising from such alterations, or for want of accommodation in any train, or for any detention or delay in the starting or arrival of trains.
    (b) The Department is not under any circumstances whatsoever to be held liable for the discontinuance, whether permanent or otherwise, of the running of any trains, or for any consequences arising from such discontinuance.
    (c) Season tickets are available only between the stations named thereon, including (unless otherwise stated) intermediate stations.
    (d) Unless otherwise provided a season ticket is not transferable, and if irregularly transferred will, without prejudice to any other penalty for such transference, be forfeited.
    (e) A season ticket is issued on the condition that it is not available for any journey unless it is delivered on demand to any employee of the Department. If a season ticket is not so delivered the holder shall pay the appropriate fare for the journey involved.
    (f) The Department may decline to issue or renew a season ticket.
    (g) A season ticket is liable to forfeiture if there is a breach of any condition governing its use or subject to which it is issued.
    (h) The acceptance of a season ticket will be held to constitute an acceptance of the terms and conditions set out above and of all other terms and conditions governing its use or subject to which it is issued.