Railway Ticket Conditions




13 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1857

14. Monthly Season Tickets

  1. Second class ordinary monthly season tickets, available for distances not exceeding 70 miles, will be charged as follows:
Miles $ Miles $ Miles $ Miles $ Miles $
1-2 3.00 16 10.35 30 13.50 44 16.90 58 19.50
3 3.75 17 10.65 31 13.75 45 17.15 59 19.75
4 4.50 18 11.00 32 14.00 46 17.40 60 19.90
5 5.35 19 11.40 33 14.25 47 17.50 61 20.15
6 6.25 20 11.50 34 14.50 48 17.75 62 20.25
7 6.75 21 11.75 35 14.75 49 17.90 63 20.50
8 7.25 22 12.00 36 15.00 50 18.00 64 20.65
9 7.60 23 12.15 37 15.15 51 18.25 65 20.75
10 8.10 24 12.25 38 15.50 52 18.50 66 21.00
11 8.60 25 12.50 39 15.75 53 18.65 67 21.25
12 9.10 26 12.90 40 16.00 54 18.75 68 21.40
13 9.50 27 13.15 41 16.25 55 19.00 69 21.65
14 9.85 28 13.25 42 16.40 56 19.15 70 21.75
15 10.10 29 13.40 43 16.65 57 19.40

15. Reserved for Future Use

16. Season Tickets for Young People Under 20 Years of Age

  1. Young people's season tickets at four-fifths the rate for monthly season tickets (section 14) will be issued to persons whose age at the commencement of the availability of the ticket is under 20 years, subject to the following conditions—

Application in the following form shall be lodged within a reasonable period prior to the time the ticket is required for use and the certificate of birth or certificate of date of birth duly endorsed with the applicant's signature for inspection:

I, (a) . . . . . . . . , hereby certify that I reside at (b) . . . . . . . . , and that my present age is (c) . . . . . . . . years . . . . . . . . months.

I hereby request that a second-class monthly season ticket at four-fifths rates available between (d) . . . . . . . . and (d) . . . . . . . . be issued to me in pursuance of the condition in that behalf contained in the General Scale of Charges.

I attach my birth certificate in support of this application.

Date: . . . . . . . . Signature of Applicant: . . . . . . . .

(a) Insert full name of applicant
(b) Insert place of residence.
(c) Insert age of applicant.
(d) Insert station name.

17 and 18. Reserved for Future Use

19. Bulk Travel Vouchers

  1. Charges—Bulk travel vouchers, entitling the purchaser thereof to be issued tickets, without further charge, available for travel by the department's road motor services (other than bus services on suburban routes, sightseeing trips and special tours) and/or by rail first or second class, and/or by Cook Strait rail ferry (other than day excursion), will be issued at the following rates:
$
For 2,000 miles . . . . . . 48.40
For 3,000 miles . . . . . . 71.50
For 4,000 miles . . . . . . 89.10
Over 4,000 miles . . . . . . For every additional 1,000 miles or part thereof beyond 4,000 miles $16.94 will be added.

Each Bulk Travel Voucher issued will be subject to a minimum of 2,000 miles. They will not be extended beyond the original mileage purchased.

The vouchers will be negotiable for a maximum period of 12 calendar months and the aggregate mileage of all tickets issued in respect of any voucher shall not exceed the total mileage covered by such voucher.

Bulk travel vouchers will be limited to 100,000 miles.

  1. Conditions—(a) Tickets covering each journey to be made must be held and such tickets will be issued on presentation of the voucher at railway stations or railway road service booking offices.

(b) Application for a bulk travel voucher must be lodged with any District Traffic Manager, Chief Stationmaster, Stationmaster, or officer in charge of a road motor service depot at least seven days before the voucher is required.

(c) Bulk travel vouchers will be issued in the name of a firm, person, or Government department, and on application will be transferred without charge. They will not be issued for the purpose of resale of tickets. Tickets issued in respect of bulk travel vouchers will also be transferable, but only between members of the firm, Government department, or organisation which purchased the voucher.

(d) Where bulk travel vouchers are presented for travel on the Southerner express service, No. 333 and No. 666 special express railcar services on the North Island Main Trunk route, and the North Island sleeper train service Silver Star, the mileages to be deducted are to be calculated as set out in sections 27, 28, and 29 respectively.

  1. Children—Except as provided for in section 29, half mileage will be deducted on bulk travel vouchers for tickets issued for children 4 years of age and under 15 years of age.

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🚂 Monthly Season Tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway tickets, Season tickets, Fares, Regulations

🚂 Season Tickets for Young People

🚂 Transport & Communications
Young people's season tickets, Age restrictions, Application process

🚂 Bulk Travel Vouchers

🚂 Transport & Communications
Bulk travel vouchers, Charges, Conditions, Ticket issuance