13 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1855

10. Picnic and School Parties

1. Day Excursions—Return tickets available for one day will be issued at fares shown in paragraph 3 to the following parties, members of which must travel together:
   (a) Picnic parties (minimum 20 persons) organised by any friendly society, primary or post-primary school committee, Sunday school committee, orphanage or other philanthropic body, business house, or trade union, travelling for recreational and not for business purposes.
   (b) Primary or post-primary school athletic teams comprising scholars or scholars and teachers (minimum six persons).
   (c) Primary or post-primary school parties comprising scholars or scholars and teachers travelling for educational purposes (minimum six persons).
   (d) School children (also parents or guardians if so accompanied) travelling for dental treatment. A certificate signed by the head teacher must be presented at time of application.
   (e) Other parties approved by the General Manager.

2. Stop-over Excursions—(a) Return tickets available for 1 month will be issued at fares shown in paragraph 3 to the following parties, members of which must travel together:
   (i) Primary or post-primary school parties comprising scholars or scholars and teachers and/or escorts travelling for recreational or educational purposes (minimum six persons).
   (ii) Primary or post-primary school athletic teams comprising scholars or scholars and teachers and/or escorts (minimum six persons).
   (b) Return journey tickets available for 2 months will be issued at fares shown in paragraph 3 to children (and escorts where provided) travelling to and from health camps.

3. Fares—(a) Second-class return journey fares will be as follows.

(b) First-class fares—The above fares will be increased by 50 percent in each case where first-class travel is involved.

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 3 days before the date of travel in the case of small parties and not less than 2 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.

11. Reserved for Future Use

12. Railway Employees’ Privilege Tickets

1. Privilege Single or Return Journey Tickets—Privilege tickets at one-fourth the ordinary fares (section 2), fares as specified in section 27, or local fares (section 32), 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).

2. The Minimum Charge for privilege tickets other than privilege season tickets will be 20c first class, 12c second class, single or return.