AN ILLUSIVE RAILWAY CONCESSION
Sir,—lt is supposed that our Railway Department is carrying out the liberal policy of our Premier in making very generous concessions to families travelling as families, but the concessions are by no means so generous as was expected. Here is the text of the new regulation as given in the authorised time-table :—“Second-class family return tickets- at three times the ordinary adult return fare (or holiday excursion fare when holiday' excursion tickets are issuable) may be issued to parents and their children travelling together for distances of not less than 20 miles. The children must be accompanied by at least one of their parents. 'Die number of children who may travel on one ticket is unlimited.”
The regulation states that only - one parent may travel with the family', but the regulation docs not state that both parents must pay, although one of them stays at home. Yet such is the interpretation of the regulation by an official. Further, the regulation mav be so read that a widow travelling with her family must pav for a ticket for her dead husband. Here are two illustrations. A father wishes to give his wife and four children, none of whom are wage-earners, a holiday m Auckland. 'Die family party' would consist of mother, three children under sixteen, and one slightly over 16. The regulation seems to rend that three adult tickets would suffice for such a family party, but an official says it needs four tickets. The father is charged for thotmli he is compelled to stay at home. Or take the case of a widow with four children, three under sixteen, and one over sixteen. It would seem that thsee adult tickets would suffice for such a party. But, no, the official interpretation would be that four tickets are necessary. That is to say', the dead husband has to be paid for. although he is in his grave. It would be interesting to know if our Minister of Railways approves of such an interpretation of the regulations.—l am, etc.,
ROBERT WOOD. Karori, December 23.
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 77, 24 December 1925, Page 10
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346AN ILLUSIVE RAILWAY CONCESSION Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 77, 24 December 1925, Page 10
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