Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon
the New Zealand Government Railways

Amendment No. 6

GENERAL SCALE OF CHARGES

PURSUANT to the Government Railways Act 1949, the Minister of Railways hereby makes
the following alterations and additions to the scales of charges and the rates, charges, terms,
and conditions contained in the General Scale of Charges, published in the supplement dated
the 3rd day of December 1973, to the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th day of November 1973,
and hereby declares that such alterations and additions shall come into force on the 2nd day
of January 1977.
Sections 1 to 40 inclusive of the said General Scale of Charges are hereby revoked and the
following new sections substituted therefor.
As witness my hand this 8th day of December 1976.
C. C. A. McLACHLAN, Minister of Railways.
Amendment No. 1: Gazette, 1975, p.965
Amendment No. 2: Gazette, 1975, p.1351
Amendment No. 3: Gazette, 1975, p.2996
Amendment No. 4: Gazette, 1975, p.115
Amendment No. 5: Gazette, 1975, p.1269

PASSSENGERS

1. General

2. Tickets which entitle the holders to travel on the railways will be issued at the fares
   specified hereinafter. All tickets issued shall be subject to the regulations of the department and
   to the conditions hereinafter set forth, and must be surrendered on date of expiry, and at
   other times when demanded by any railway officer. Tickets not surrendered on date of expiry
   shall be given up at any time thereafter on demand being made by any railway officer.

3. Transfer of Tickets—Unless otherwise provided, tickets are not transferable. If they are
   used by any other than the person to whom issued they will (without prejudice to any penalty
   to which the transferor or transferee or any other person may be liable) be forfeited.

4. Children's Fares—(a) Unless otherwise provided, children under four years of age in the
   charge of a responsible person travel free; children four years of age and under 15 years of
   age, at half rates.
   (b) Pupils attending a primary or secondary boarding school may be issued with tickets, at
   the appropriate fares for children 4 years and under 15 years of age, when travelling to and
   from boarding school at the beginning and end of each school term, mid-term break, or
   recognised public holiday period. A certificate signed by the principal of the school, certifying
   that the pupil is travelling for the purposes of attending school at the beginning of the term
   or travelling home at the end of the term, must be presented when tickets are purchased.

5. Booking Fee—(a) When tickets are issued in the train to passengers entering at any
   station where tickets are available for purchase instead of being issued from the booking
   office at such station a booking fee of 10c will be charged in addition to the appropriate fare.
   In the case of children under 15 years of age 5c will be charged.
   (b) When the holder of a season ticket is unable to produce such ticket for the journey
   being made, he shall pay the appropriate fare for such journey, but no booking fee will be
   charged.

6. Alternative Routes—Unless otherwise provided, passengers holding ordinary, season,
   commutation, or excursion tickets between stations where there are alternative routes will,
   if they pay fares for the shorter route, be allowed to travel by that route only; but if fares
   are paid for the longer route passengers may travel by either route. Ticket holders may travel
   only over the lines actually specified on the tickets in each case.

7. Issue of Tickets—(a) Tickets may be obtained, on the day or in advance of the day the
   passenger desires to travel, at any railway station where there is an officer in charge or at
   duly authorised booking agencies.
   (b) Tickets are to be obtained at the booking office at stations where such offices are pro-
   vided; at stations where there are no booking offices tickets are to be obtained from the guards
   of the trains.
   (c) Tickets on which any concession is granted should be purchased half an hour before the
   departure time of the train by which such tickets are intended to be used. The department
   reserves to itself the right to decline any application for such tickets if this rule is not observed.

8. Expiry of Tickets—Unless otherwise provided, all tickets will expire at midnight on the
   last day of the period of their availability.

9. Reduced-fare Tickets—Unless otherwise provided, tickets at fares which are a proportion
   of any other fares, will have the same availability (both as to period of time and break of
   journey) as the tickets at such last-mentioned fares.

10. Passengers Booked Between Two Separate Sections of Railway—The fares for each
    section will be computed separately.

11. The department is not responsible for any loss, damage, or expense due to delays in
    transit of passengers whether arising from act of God, civil commotion, Queen’s enemies,
    strikes, lockouts, or other labour disturbances (whether of employees of the Railways Depart-
    ment or of other persons), floods, fires, accidents, or cancellation, suspension, or alteration
    of any timetable.