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Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 179, 19 December 1896, Page 2

■\r EW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT ±\ RAILWAYS. Head Office, Wellington, 12th December, 1896. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1896-1897. Holiday Excursion Tickets will be issued from Lyttelton and Christohurch to the undermentioned Stations from 21st December, 1896, to 2nd January, 1897, available for return up to and inducting 2nd February, 1897 :- Return Pares from Ltttelton to First' Second Class. Class. Timaru., 17s 8d 8s lOd Waimate 22s 6d 11s 3d Oamaru 26s 4d 13s 2d Dunedin 39s 4d 19s 8d Inyeroargill ... ' ... 62s 6d 81i 3d Kingston (via Waimea line only)' 68s 4d 34a 2d Kingston (via either Waimea line or Invercargill) 77s Od 38s 6d The fares from Christchurch are slightly lower than the above. The time for whioh Excursion Tiokets are available may be extended for a fortnight by payment of the difference in value botween an ordinary single ticket and half the Exoursion fare; application for extension to be made at the station to which the ticket was issued before the date of expiry. , The journey must be commenced on the day the tioket is taken out, and may be broken at any station at whioh tho train is timed to stop after travelling 25 miles from the station Where the ticket was issued. A night train will leave Ohristchurch for Dunedin at 10 p.m. on Thursday, 24th Deo. T. RONAYNE, General Manager N.Z. Railways. "VTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WELLINGTON SECTION. CHRISTMAS AND~NE\V YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1896-97. CHEAP EXCURSION FAICS— First-olass, 2d per mile ; second-class, Id per . mile (minimum, 4s and 2s respectively) ; mileage counted one way only. Tickets at these fareß will be obtainable from any Station to any Station from MONDAY, 21st December 1896, to SATURDAY, 2nd January, 1897, and will be available for return up to and including 2nd February, 1897. These tiokets may be extended to make them available for return for a further period of 14 days on payment in eaoh case of the difference in value between an ordinary single ticket and half the excursion fare, provided application is made at the station to which the excursion ticket was issued, and before its expiration. " Note.— The journey must be commenced on the date ticket is taken out, and may be broken at any station after the ticket has been used for travelling 25 miles from the original starting station. BOXING DAY. CATHOLIC PICNIC AT LOWER HUTT— Fare (Second-class only, including admission to grounds)— Adults, 2s; Children under 15 years of age, 6d. Train leaves Te Aro at 9.30 a m., and Wellington 9.42 a.m. ; return train leaves Lower Hutt at 5.35 p.m. HELPING HAND PICNIC AT BELMONT —Fare only, including admission to grounds) — Adults, 2s ; Children under 15 years of age, half fare. Trains leaves To Aro at 8.41 and 10.13 a.m., and Wellington 8.50 and 10.25 a.m.; return train leaves Belmont at 6.18 p.m RACES AT MARTINBOROUGH— RaiI to Featherston. NEW YEAR'S DAY. WAIBARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S SPORTS AT MASTBRTON — Train leaves Newman at 8.23 a.m., and leave* Masterton on return at 6.25 p.m. WELLINGTON CALEDONIAN SOCCBTY'S SPORTS AT WELLINGTON RACES AT TAUHERENIKAU— RaiI to Featherston CATHOLIC PICNIC AT BELMONT— Fare (Second-class only, including admission to grounds)— Adults, 2s j for every two Children under 15 years of age, Is 3d; half tiokets maybe obtained. Trains leave Te Aro at 8.41 and 10.13 a.m., and Wellington 8.50 and 10.25 a.m. ; return trains leave Belmont at 5.20 and 6.18 p.m. TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. On THURSDAY, 24th December, the 6 p.m. train from Masterton to Eketahuna will not run. A train will leave Masterton for Eketahuna at 8 p.m. This train connects with 3.15 p.m. train from Te Aro. The ordinary 6.5 p.m. train from Te Axo will be delayed until 6.15 p.m., and will run through to Masterton, arriving there at 10.44 p.m. The 9.15 p.m. train Lower Hutt to Te Aro will not run. Trains will leave Lower Hutt for Te Aro at 7.0 and 1Q.15 p.m.,- and leave Te Aro for Lower Hutt at 9,20 and 11.5 p.m., and Wellington at 9.30 and 11.15 pja. The 11.5 from Te Aro and 11.15 from Wellington will run through to Upper Hutt. Oij THURSDAY, 31st Deoember, evening train,' service het^en Lower Hutt and Te Aro* will be th«,same as for Thursday, 24tb December, With, the exception of the 11.5 froin.^Te Aro and 11.15 from Wellington, which will run- to Lower Hutt only. On FRIDAY, 1 25thDecember, the ordinary trains to and from the Wairarapa will run as usual. Running of all other ordinary trains will be cancelled. Trains leave Te Aro for Lower Hutt at 7.0, 10.25, and 11.56 a.m., 2.25, 3.15, and 8.35 p.mj Leave Te Aro for Upper Hutt at 7.0 and 10.25 a.m. and 2.25 and 3 15 p*n. Leave Wellington for Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt 10 minutes later than Te Aro timeß. ' Leave Upper Hutt for Te Aro at 10.81 a.m,, and 1.0, 4.40, and 6.38 p.m. Leave Lower Hutt for Te Aro at 9\Bo and lUSVn., 140, 3.44, 5.25, and 7.15 p.m. BOXING-DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY, , .^j;^. 1896-97. . The ordinary time-table will be suspended and trainW will run as under •.—. — ' SOUTH. For CROSS CREEK and intermediate stations :— Newman, dep., 8.23 a.m. ; Ekotahuna, 5.45, 8.35 a.m., and 4.0 p.m. ; Mauricoville, 6.23, 9.7 a.m., and 4.30 p.m. • Masterton, 7.10, 9.46 a.m., and 5.15 p.m. ; Carterton, 7.38, 10.15 a.m., and 5,43 p.m. ; Greytown, 7.47, 10.20 a.m., and 5.55 p.m. ; Featherstoa, 8.17, 11.0 a.m., and 6.28 p.m. For WELLINGTON and intermediate stations, and To Aro :— Eketahnna. dop., 5.45 a.m. and 4,0 p.m. ; Mauriceville, 6.23 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. ; Masterton, 7.10 a.m. and 5.15 p.m. ; Carterton, 7.38 a.m. and 5.43 p.m. ; Greytown, 7.47 a.m. raid 5.55 p.m. ; ITeittherston, 8.17 a.m. and 6.28 p.m. ; Upper Hutt, 7.55, 10.33 a.m., 6.80 and 8.50 p.m.: Lower Hutt, 7.0, 8.0, 8.46, 10.18, 11.13 a.m., 1'J.25, 1.32, 2.23, 3.44, 5.13, 5.35, 6.33, 7.15,9.30, .md 10.15 p.m. ; Petone. 7.14, 8.5, 8.51, 10.25, 11.18 a.m., 12.30, 1.38, 2.29, 3.50, 5.19, 5.43, ti.4o, 7.20, 9.35, and 10.21 p.m. ; Ngahauranga, 7.20, 8.17, 9.8, 10.37, 11.30 a.m., 12.42, 1.50, 2.41, 4.2, 5.31, 5.56, 6.53, 7.32, 9.47, and 10.34 p.m. NORTH. For NEWMAN and intermediate stations : — Cross Creek, dep., 4.10 ; Featherston, 4.65 ; Greytown, 5.0 ; Carterton, 5.44 ; and Masterton, 6.25 p.m. For EKETAHUNA and intermediate stations :— Te Aro, dep., 7.0 a.m. ; Wellington, 7.15 a.m. ; Lower Hutt, 7.45 a.m. ; Upper Hutt, 8.25 a.m. ; Featherston, 10.20 a.m. and 4.55 p.m. ; Greytown, 10.20 a.m. and S.O p.m. ; Carterton, 11.1 a.m. and 5.44 p.m. ; Masterton, 7.5, 11.35 a.m., and 6.25 p.m. ; Eketahuna arr., 8.15 a.m., 12.45 .and For' MASTERTON and intermediate (tationi i—T» Aro dap., 7.0 a.m. and 6.8