EXCURSION FARES.

Otaki Mail, 17 December 1919, Page 4

EXCURSION FARES.

RAILWAY CONCESSIONS. Alterations in railway fares and rates are gazetted to eorao into force on IStb December. Wartime restrictions on the availability of tickets are cancelled, and the following substituted: —Except in the case of suburban lines, single tickets for distances over 20 miles arc available for four days, including date of issue. Return tickets for distances over 10 miles are available for return tor one month, including date of issue. The currency of all tickets will terminate at 12 o’clock midnight. After public notification in each case, return excursion tickets, according to a special schedule, may be issued on the railways on such holidays and special occasions, and available for return for such period as may be arranged for by the Department. The schedule ranges from (is first-class and -Is 2d secondclass for a journey of 20 to 26 miles, to £3 10s 3d first-class and £3 13s 8d second-class for 500 miles. Over 500 miles the rate is 2Jd per mile first-class and ltd per mile second class. Tho rate rises by about Is per each seven miles second-class, and Is (id to Is 8d for each seven miles first-class. Excursion tickets available for day of issue only will be, issued to school parties, factories, friendly societies, and registered trade unions, numbering not less than twenty persons, travelling together for recreation and not for business purposes.

Stop-over excursion tickets available for return for ouo week (from date of issue) will be issued to school pleasure parties and school' athletic teams, numbering not less than twenty persons in all. bona fide scholars and teachers, travelling together. The fares charged will bo according to special schedules. Tickets at these rates will not be issued on public holidays, and the Department does not undertake to carry parties by mail express trains. Where special trains are provided a guarantee equal to 100 second-class adult ordinary return fares may be required, minimum charge £lO. Second-class ordinary return tickets at general fares, available for firstclass carriages, will be issued to football, cricket, tennis, hockey, and bowling teams, golf, rowing and rifle clubs, and pleasure parties of not less than twelve adult passengers travelling together. Where a single journey only is to be made, secondclass single tickets at general fares will be issued available for first-class carriages. Minimum fare, Is 6d. Second-class return tick«fej«tt] general rates, endorsed availabAHH return up to and including th(SSR| after issuo only, will bo issued at jtaj: » j fourths the ordinary second-clafcgljgjj turn faro to teams, clubs, and plfflSi parties of not less than twelve Han passengers travelling together||®Hj wish to travel second-class. Mi SjjO&if: fare, Is 6d.