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Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, by and and the fare will be returned, on application to the with the advice and consent of the Executive Council Station Clerk, to the holders of such return and thereof, doth hereby extend the operation of the single tickets as shall be unable to obtain seats, rates for the conveyance of passengers, animals, 5. If any person travel or attempt to travel in any carriages, goods, &c, fixed by His Excellency the carriage on the railway without having previously Governor on the thirteenth of May and sixteenth of paid his fare, and with intent to evade payment November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy- thereof; or if any person, having paid ihe fare for a six, to the railways specified in the Schedule hereto. certain distance, knowingly and wilfully proceed in any such carriage beyond such distance without SCHEDULE. previously paying the additional fare for the addiLi:ne of railway from Timaru to Moeraki. tional distance, and with intent to evade payment Line of railway from Moeraki Junction to Port thereof; or if any person knowingly and wilfully Moeraki. refuse or neglect, on arriving at the point to which Line of railway from Awamoko Junction to Mara- the fare has been paid, to quit such carriage, every whenua. such person shall for every such offence be liable to Line of railway from "Waiareka Junction to Ngapara. a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. Forster Goeing, 6. If any person commit such offence as in the Clerk of the Executive Council. preceding clause mentioned, all officers and servants and other persons on behalf of the General Manager, and all constables, gaolers, and peace officers, may By-Jaws on the New Zealand Railways, lawfully apprehend and detain such person until he can be conveniently taken before some Justice, or Nobmanby, Governor. unt ;i he be otherwise discharged by due course of law. ORDER IN COUNCIL. 7. No return or periodical ticket will be available At the Government House, at 'Wellington, this for special or for excursion trains, except when the seventeenth day of April, 1877. ordinary time-table is suspended. Return tickets Present- are availaLle within distances of 50 miles on the day His Excellency the Govebnob in Council. of issue only 5 above 50 "liles and within 100 miles, I-v j. , i , ~ .. . , . until the end of the next day after issue; above 100 N pursuance of the power and authority vested m ~ {] d f the - next d one r.Wif'^WiStt *■ if"*™ Ordinary single tickets issued on Saturdays of The Public Works Act, 1876, and of all other , Q , J -, , , , .• , , .-, .; , ~- ... ' . ' ~. ~ TT . and Sundays are available as return tickets until the powers and authorities in any wise enabling him, His j ».i_ i n • -.» > ah 4- *■ i t j t, ~ ~ „ -v ~ o , ° . V end of the following Monday. All return tickets used Excel ency the Governor or the Colony or New ,• , . .■> t i j " c j.u t ■ „ , , / j ... .. j . i J r,, for return later than the day ot issue must bepresented Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of he afc f , ; k pc _ dated before H the Executive Council thereof doth hereby make the en , ers h A n neß lecting to followmg By-laws, and doth declare that the same t ° uchticket re . dated vvill ha % e to pay the ordinary shall conic into force on the several lines of railway j? r j j in New Zealand from the day of the date hereof and "£• E passengeri on arr i ving at the station for shall be in lieu of the By-laws and Regulations which a tic k e t has been taken by such passenger, or relating to the same subject at present in force on t o or from which such passenger may hold a periodical such railways respectmsly :- shaU quit the £££ "and premises of the rail-By-laws. wa y . and no p erson sna n De allowed to loiter about 1. In the interpretation of these By-laws, the the stations, wharf, or premises, or any part thereof ; word "Minister" shall mean Minister for Public and if any passengerorother person shall refuse to quit Works appointed in accordance with "The Public the station, wharf, or premises aforesaid, on being "Works Act, 1876." The term " Engineer-in-Chief" requested so to do by any Station Clerk or any shall mean the Engineer-in-Chief appointed under servant attached to the railway or wharf, such pas- " The Public Works Act, 1876." The term "General senger or person may be expelled by such Station Manager" shall mean the person who shall be General Clerk or other servant as aforesaid from the railManager of the railway, in accordance with the pro- way premises. visions of ''The Railways Regulation and Inspection 9. No gunpowder or other explosive or dangerous Act, 1873." The word "railway" shall mean and material shall be carried by any passenger train, include any lines of railway within the meaning of 10. Each passenger, on paying the fare, will be fur- " The Public Works Act, 1876." The term "goods" nished with a ticket, which shall be produced whenshall mean goods and chattels of every description, ever required by any Station Clerk or authorized including live animals. Porter, or by the Guard in charge of the train ; and if 2. No person will be admitted to the booking office it be a return ticket, it must be given up to be marked at any station whilst the door is closed for making when required ; and every ticket must be delivered up up and despatching any train; and no person will on the demand of any porter or servant authorized to be allowed to take a seat in or upon any carriage collect tickets. Single tickets not used on the day of used on the railway, or to travel therein upon the issue (except as specified in clause 7 hereof) or a railway, without first having paid the fare, and return ticket not used within the prescribed time, obtained a ticket. shall be deemed to be cancelled. Any passenger 3. Any person wilfully altering or defacing a travelling under any circumstances without a ticket ticket, so as to render the date, number, or any shall pay the fare from the station whence the train material portion thereof illegible, shall be liable to originally started to the end of his journey. Any a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and shall, in person offending against the provisions of this reguaddition, be liable to pay the fare from the station lation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten whence the train originally started. pounds. 4. Tickets will be issued conditionally —that is to 11. Tickets are not transferable; and any person say, in case there shall be room in the train for all transferring any ticket, or using or attempting to use the passengers to whom tickets shall have been a transferred ticket, or a ticket the time for the proper issued. If there shall not be room for all such pas- use of which has expired, shall be liable to a penalty sengers, the holders of periodical tickets shall have not exceeding ten pounds. priority over holders of return and single tickets, 12. Any person knowingly, and with intent to de-