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16. Reserved Seats

1. General—(a) Passengers holding rail tickets and travelling by the undermentioned trains, may reserve seats free of charge subject to the provisions of section 36:
   (i) By all express trains.
   (ii) By such other passenger trains and railcar services as the General Manager may determine.

(b) Seats will not be reserved for any journey to be made between any two stations within a suburban area for holders of tickets issued under the provisions of sections 24 or 39.

(c) Not more than one seat will be reserved for each passenger.

(d) Seats may be reserved at any station where there is an officer in charge, or at authorised booking agencies. The department reserves the right to cancel trains or alter train timetables without notice, and reservations of seats will be made subject to such cancellation or alteration.

(e) The reservation of a whole or half carriage will be by special arrangement.

2. Time of Application—Applications for the reservations of seats will be received as under:
   (a) At the station from which the train commences its journey—not later than one hour before the timetable time of departure of the train.
   (b) At other stations or offices—not later than two and a half hours before the timetable time of departure of the train from the original starting station.

3. Special Conditions—Notwithstanding anything contained in these provisions, the department shall have the right to reserve any railway carriage, compartment, or seat on any train for any person or persons for any distance.

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17. Sleeping-berths

1. General—Sleeping berth tickets will be issued only to passengers travelling by the ordinary night express trains between Auckland and Wellington. Passengers travelling by the Silver Star sleeper train service will be charged under the provisions of section 3. Except as provided hereafter not more than one person will be allowed to occupy any one berth. In no case will more than two children be permitted to occupy the same berth.

2. Charges—Sleeping-berths: One full sleeping-berth ticket at a charge of $3.85 must be held for each berth occupied.

Rail Tickets—In addition to the sleeping-berth charge referred to above, passengers will require to hold first-class rail tickets as follows:

One adult } One full rail ticket.
One child 15 years of age and over }
Parent or guardian occupying one berth with a child
under 4 years of age } One full and one half rail tickets.
Parent or guardian occupying one berth with a child
over 4 years and under 15 years of age }
A child 4 years and under 15 years of age (sole
occupant) } Half rail ticket.
A child under 4 years of age (sole occupant) }
Two children, one under 4 years, and one 15 years of age
or over (in one berth) } One full rail ticket (equivalent to
Two children, each over 4 years and under 15 years of age
(in one berth) } half fare for each child).
Two children, one under 4 years, and one under 15
years of age (in one berth) } Half rail ticket (equivalent to
Two children, each under 4 years of age (in one berth) } quarter fare for each child).
One adult requiring exclusive use of a two-berth cabin } Two full rail tickets (plus additional
} sleeping berth ticket).

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