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VTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WELLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION. XMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1897-98. • CHEAP EXCURSION FARES. First Class, 2d per mile ; Second Class, Id per milei — minimum, 4a and 2s respectively. Mileage counted one way only. Tickets at these ratos will be obtainable from any station to any station from MONDAY, 2Uth Decembor, 1897, to TUESDAY, 4th January, 1698, and will be available for roturn tip to and including Ist February, 1898. Theso tickets may be extended to make them available for roturn for a further period of 14 days on payment of the difference between an ordinary single fare and half the excursion fare, provided application is made at the station to whioh the exoursion tioket was issued, and before its expiration. First Second Class. Class. Wellington to Napier, via Wairarapa 33s 2d 16s 7d Wellington to Wanganui, via Wairarapa ... 25s Od 12s 6d Wellington to Woodville, via Wairarapa ... 17s 6d 8a 9d Note. — The journey must be commenced ou the date tioket is takon out, and may be broken at any station after the tioket has been used for travelling 25 miles from the original starting station. DAY EXCURSION FARES. "CHEAP UETURN TICKETS (available on day of issue only) will be obtainable (aa on Saturdays and Sundays) between Te Aro, Upper Hutt, and intermediate stations on MONDAY, 27th December. The following are examples of the faxes : — First Second Class. Class. Te Aro or Wellington to Lower Hutt, or vice versa Is 6d Is Od Te Aro or Wellington to Upper Hutt, or vice ■ versa 2s 6d Is 6d Christmas Day and New Year's Day being Saturdays, tickets at tb6se fares will, of course, be obtainable on those days. BOXING DAY, 27th DECEMBER, 1897. CATHOLIC PICNIC AT LOWER HUTT. Fares (second class or seated trucks), including admission to grounds — Adults, 2s; Children under 15 years of age, 6d. Train loaves Te Aro at 8.40 a.m., and Wellington 8.52 a.m. ; return train leaves Lower Hutt at 5.35 p.m. GOOD TEMPLAR PICNIC AT BELMONT. Return Fares (second class or seated trucks), including admission to grounds — From Te Aro or Wellington, 2s ; Children under 15 years of age, half-fare. Trains leave" Te Afo at 9.8 and 9.40 a.m., and Wellington at 9,20 and 9.55 a.m. Return trains, leave Belmont at 5.50 and 6.40 p.m. GARRISON BAND AND WELLINGTON NAVALS 1 PICNIC AT BELMONT. Return Fares (second class or seated trucks), including admission to grounds — From Te Aro or Wellington to Belmont, 2s ; children under 15 years of age, half-fare. Trains leave Te Aro at 9.8 and 9.40 a.m., and Wellington at 9.20 and 9.55 a.m. Return trains leave Belmont at 5.50 and 6.40 p.m. RACES AT MARTINBOROUGH. Rail to Featherston. Train leaves. Te Aro at 7.0 and Wellington 7.15 a.m., and return train leaves Featherston at 6.25 p.m. ■ NEW YEAR'S DAY. WAIRARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S SPORTS AT MASTERTON. Train leaves Woodville at 7.0 a.m., Pahiatua 7.30, and Ekctahuna 8.30 a.m., and leaves Masterton on return at 7.0 p.m. WELLINGTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S SPORTS at WELLINGTON. RACES AT TAUHERENIKAU. Rail to Featherston. Train leaves Te Aro at 7.55, and Wellington at 8.10 a.m. Return train leaves Featherston at 6.25 p.m. THORNDON CATHOLIC PICNIC AT BELMONT. Return Fares (second class or seated trucks), including admission to grounds — From Te Aro or Wellington to Belmont, 2s ; Children under 15 years of age, half-fare. Trains leave Te Aro at 9.8 and 9V40 a.m., and Wellington 9.20 and 9.55 a.m. Return trains leave Belmont at 5.50 and 6.40 p.m. TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. • On FRIDAY, 24th December, the 6.5 p.m. train Te Aro to Upper Hutt will run through to Masterton, arriving at 10.47 p.m. Tbo train leaving Te Aro at 11.5, and Wellington at 11.15 p.m., will run through to Upper Hutt. On FRIDAY, 24th December, and FRIDAY, 3lßt December, the 10.5 p.m. train, Te Aro to Lower Hatt, will not run, but trains will run between those stations as on Saturday nights. On CHRISTMAS DAY the mail trains, Te Aro to Napier and Napier to Te Aro, will run as usual, as will also the morning train, Masterton to Te Aro and afternoon train Te Aro to Masterton. All other ordinary trains will be cancelled, but trains will run as on Sundays between Te Aro, Lower Hutt, and Upper Hutt, with exception of the 6.30 p.m. Te Aro to Lower Hatt. On BOXING DAY (27tb December) and T, i . VV \ JJ Ali :•> DA V the ordinary time-table IjiUm-i.ii Te Aro and Woodville will be suspended, with the exception of mail trains, To Aro to Napier and Napier to Te Aro, winch will run as usual, but excursion tickets will NOT be issued from Te Aro, Lower Hutt, or intermediate stations, to Featherston (except on Boxing Bay), Fernside, Woodside, tireylotcn, Matarawa, Dalefeld, Carterton, Clareville, Kwupuni, or Masterton, by the North mail train, nor will excursion tickets be available from the above stations by the South mail train. Excursionists wishing to travel to or from these stations will use the tram leaving Te Aro at 7.55 a.m., Wellington 8.10, Lower Hutt 841 a.m.,- arriving at Featherston at 11.16 a.m., Greytown, 11.44, Carterlon 12 noon, and Masterton 12.30, and the return train leaving Masterton at 5.10 p.m., « arle'rton 5.40, Greytovm 5.50, Fealherslon 6.25 p.m., arriving at Wellington at 9.48 and Te Aro 10.0 p m. In addition to above, trains will run as under : — For Woodville. — Featherston dep., 5.50 p.m. ; Masterton, 7.0 a.m. and 7.5 p.m. ; Woodville arrive, 9.40 a.m. and 9.45 p.m. Notb.— The 7.0 a.m. Masterton to Woodville connects with train to Palmerston. For Featberston. — Woodville dep. , 7.0 a.m. ; Masterton, 9.40 ; Featherston arrive, 10.48 a.m. For Masterton. — Woodville dep., 7.0 p.m. (connects with train from Palmerston) ; Masterton arrive, 9.40 p.m. For Upper Hutt.— Te Aro dep., 9.40 a.m., 1.20 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. ; Wellington dep., 9.55 a.m., 1.30 and 8.2 p.m. For Wellington and Te Aro. — Upper Hutt dep., 7.55 and 11.45 a.m., and 6.5 p.m. Trains will run between Te Aro and Lower Hutt at frequent intervals. For further particulars see Handbills. BY ORDER. District Traffic Office, 'Wellington, December, 1897. BLACK SWAN BUTTER. WE shall never again sell Ironmongery at aunh low prices in our lifetime, ciuvnow A (IHRTSTIE.

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Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 152, 24 December 1897, Page 7

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