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Shannon News, 3 January 1923, Page 4

Holiday excursion fares on the railways ara no doubt the means of inducing many peoplef to travel at this time of the year who would perhaps not do so if there was no such priviI lege offered. by the Railway Depart-

j merit. People who desire to travel | only short distances, however, do not j gain much from the concession since ] the abandonment of the practice of j giving a return trip for a single fare. I Passengers between Stratford and

; New Plymouth are among those who gain little by travelling on excursion tickets. The second-class fare between the two places isj}/sjind the excursion fare is 6/8, oF'just 2d less than the ordinary return fare. The long distance travellers, however, gain a distinct advantage, and that no doubt accounts for the large number of people who make journeys of considerable length at this season of the. { year.—Herald.