PARTY TRAVELLING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 662, 14 May 1929, Page 10

PARTY TRAVELLING

RAILWAY PRIVILEGE SIMPLIFIED EASIER TO OBTAIN An extension of the privilege* parties travelling on the New railways has been made by the S ,T eral manager. Mr. H. H. SterV Under the new scheme any statj^ 8 ' master, passenger ayent or busing agent has the power to authori,. issue of concession tickets, whe rt formerly three days’ notice of * • had to be given to the railway author* ities. This meant that parties were oft unable to take advantage of the instant ial concession offered. The provides that pleasure parties of less than 12 may travel first -clas* . second-class rates for any journev the party travels second-class and J turns on the same day it can travel ♦ three-quarters of the ordinary retir* fare. . All applications in the past had to h* submitted to the- district traffic ager for approval, but the new j»v s *. n ' gives the power to the official* tioned of almost immediately granti-!-permission for a party to' travel Y concession rates. The only proviso made ig thst ». opportunity must be piven the reityj authorities of finding out what roll-,, stock is available.