1584
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 61

COOK STRAIT RAIL FERRIES

1. Except as specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section, single fares, for transportation only, will be charged at the following rates:

Adults ... ... ... ... $10.35
Children, 4 years and under 15 years of age ... ... ... ... $ 4.15
Children under 4 years of age in the charge of a responsible person ... Free

The fare for a return journey will be double the single fare.

2. (a) Day excursion tickets, available for day of issue only, will be issued at the fares shown hereinafter and will be available for travel from Wellington to Picton, or vice versa, and return the same day.

(b) Day excursion tickets, for return transportation only, will be charged at the following rates:

Adults ... ... ... ... $12.40
Children 4 years and under 15 years of age ... ... ... ... $ 5.30
Children under 4 years of age in the charge of a responsible person ... Free

3. (a) The following special fares will be issued to eligible beneficiaries, blind persons holding travel concession identity cards, and attendants accompanying blind persons:

                                Special         Special
                                Single          Day Excursion
                                Fare            Fare
                                $               $

   Adults, unaccompanied ... ... 4.15 5.30
   Adults, accompanied by an adult attendant ... ... 10.35 12.40
   Adults, accompanied by a child attendant ... ... 6.20 7.85
   Children (under 15 years) accompanied by an adult attendant... 6.20 7.85

*Combined fares for blind person and accompanying attendant.

(b) Special single tickets issued to eligible beneficiaries, blind persons, and accompanying attendants are available for transportation only.

The fare for a return journey will be double the special single fare.

Special day excursion tickets are available for day of issue only for travel from Wellington to Picton or vice versa, and return the same day.

4. Day excursion tickets will be sold at the Wellington and Picton wharf terminal offices only.

5. Refund or Reissue of Rail Ferry Passenger Tickets

6. While the department does not undertake to refund money or to make allowance in respect of any ferry passenger ticket which has been lost, mislaid, mutilated, or defaced, refunds or re-issues of lost passenger tickets may be allowed on such tickets under the same conditions as set out in section 37, paragraph 6.

7. Refunds or Reissues—(a) Passengers giving notification of cancellation seven clear days or more prior to the date of sailing for which the original ticket was issued will qualify for a full refund of the amount paid or a re-issue of the ticket at no additional cost.

(b) Passengers presenting such tickets for cancellation less than seven clear days prior to the date of sailing shown on the original ticket will be entitled to a refund or re-issue as follows:

(i) Presented for cancellation up to 30 minutes prior to departure time shown on original ticket will be subject to a refund of the amount paid less 10 percent or re-issue for a later sailing at no additional cost.

(ii) Presented for cancellation less than 30 minutes prior to departure time shown on original ticket and up to 3 months after date of travel (for which the original ticket was issued), will be dealt with as follows:

Re-issue: The ticket will be available for re-issue for travel on a subsequent date subject to a payment of a further 25 percent of the amount paid.

Refund: A refund of amount paid less 50 percent.

(iii) Tickets presented 3 months or more after the date of travel on the original ticket will not be accepted for refund or re-issue.

134 and 135. Reserved for Future Use

136. Passengers’ Baggage: General Conditions

The provisions of section 43 and section 46, paragraphs 6, 7, and 8 will apply to baggage accompanying passengers travelling on the Cook Strait rail ferries.

137. Unchecked Baggage

138. Subject to the Carriage of Goods Act 1979, unchecked baggage will carried solely at the risk of the owner.

139. Passengers embarking at Wellington or Picton for journeys by ship only shall when required to do so by the department, deposit unchecked baggage on special baggage trailers or other vehicles situated at the wharf terminals for the conveyance of “passenger’s baggage”.

Unclaimed baggage will be treated as lost property and charged for as provided in section 49.

138. Checked Baggage

139. Checked baggage from any North Island station to any South Island station via the Cook Strait rail ferries, or vice versa, will be conveyed under the provisions of section 45.

140. Passengers embarking at Wellington or Picton for journeys by ship only, may check their baggage at the railway station or wharf office prior to departure of the ship for collection at either the wharf terminal or the railway station at Picton or Wellington as the case may be.