PASSSENGERS

4. Concession Fares—Special concession fares may be issued for travel on the Silver Star
   as follows:

(a) Group Travel: The fares specified in paragraph 1 of this section, less 10 percent, may be
issued to parties of six or more travelling together on the same day and between
the same stations. This concession will be available on any night from Monday to
Thursday inclusive except:

(i) Queen’s Birthday and Labour Day.
(ii) Easter weekend from Thursday until the following Tuesday inclusive.
(iii) Over Christmas and New Year holiday periods.
(iv) On other public holidays which fall between Monday and Thursday inclusive.
Each passenger must be issued with a ticket and a certificate must be prepared
in the following form for each party:

“I hereby certify that I have purchased tickets for the party of ………. passengers
travelling together on the Silver Star from ………. to ………. on ……….”
Ticket Nos. issued

Signature of purchaser ……….
Address ……….

(b) Class 1 War Pensioners—On presentation of the appropriate free pass Class 1 War
Pensioners (and accompanying attendants) will be entitled to travel free.
(c) Class 2 War Pensioners—The following fares are available on any night to Class 2 War
Pensioners holding a Disabled Ex-Serviceman’s permit.

Wellington . . 13.85 Taumarunui . 15.95 Te Kuiti . 17.10 Hamilton . 18.05 Auckland . 20.00
Palmerston North . . 13.95 15.05 16.00 18.00
Marton . . 14.40 15.35 17.30
Taihape . . 14.30 16.25
Taumarunui . . .. 14.15

The above fares must be paid for by applicants and are not to be debited to the
War Pensions Division of the Department of Social Welfare.

(d) Blind Persons: The following special fares are available on any night Monday to Thurs-
day inclusive to blind persons holding travel concession identity cards and atten-
dants accompanying blind persons.

Wellington—
Adult . . 13.85 15.95 17.10 18.05 20.00
Child . . 11.90 13.00 13.55 14.00 15.00
Palmerston North—
Adult . . 13.95 15.05 16.00 18.00
Child . . 11.95 12.55 13.00 14.00
Marton—
Adult . . 14.40 15.35 17.30
Child . . 12.20 12.70 13.65
Taihape—
Adult . . . . 14.30 16.25
Child . . . . 12.15 13.15
Taumarunui—
Adult . . . . 14.15
Child . . . . 12.10

5. Conditions—(a) Silver Star tickets will not be transferable, and will not be available
   for break of journey.
   (b) Passengers who hold tickets must claim their berths not later than 1 hour after the
   departure of the train from the station at which they are booked to join the train.

6. Ordering and Allotment of Berths and Cabins—(a) Roomette cabins or twinette berths
   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 and alter train timetables without
   notice, and reservations of berths or cabins will be made subject to such cancellation or
   alteration.

(b) Application for the reservation of berths or cabins will be received as under:
(i) At the station from which the train commences its journey—not later than 1 hour
before the timetable time of departure of the train from the starting station.
(ii) At other stations or offices—not later than 2½ hours before the timetable time of
departure of the train from the original starting station.

(c) When a passenger books a berth or cabin, the station at which he will join the train
must be stated. If the passenger later desires to join at a different station, he must notify the
original joining station before the train arrives there.

(d) The department reserves to itself the right to reallocate a berth or cabin which has been
reserved and has not been claimed by the passenger within 1 hour after the departure of the
train from the station for which the berth or cabin was reserved, or in any case in which the
notice specified in the preceding paragraph is not given.

(e) The department will as far as possible adhere to its original allotment of berths or
cabins, but reserves the right to change the allotment in order to distribute the available berths
or cabins to the best advantage or for any other reason considered by the department to be
sufficient.

7. Cancellation of Berths or Cabins—Passengers who desire to cancel berths or cabins
   previously paid for may be permitted to do so, and provided application for refund or
   transfer is made not later than 4 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of train from the
   starting station, will be granted a refund less the deduction prescribed in section 37, or a
   transfer if required.