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New Zealand Graphic, 25 December 1898, Page 16

New; Zealand $ Government ? Railways,

Tourist excursion tickets Will be issued rn any day (Sundays excepted) between the first November and 31st March, as under : (a) Available over lines of BOTH ISLANDS for SIX WEEKS from date of issue £8 (6) Available over NORTH ISLAND lines for FOUR WEEKS from date of issue (c) Available over MIDDLE ISLAND lines for FOUR WEEKS from date of issue These Tickets are available over Government lines only, and are obtainable as follows :— a and b at Auckland, Napier, Wanganui and Wellington ; a and c at Lyttelton Christchurch, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Invercargill and Bluff Railway Stations. Tourist Excursion Tickets may be extended for any period not exceeding four weeks on payment of an extension fee of 30s. per week, or portion of a week, on application to Traffic Manager at Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin or Invercargill before the expiration of original ticket.

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T'F southern alps THE ICE REGION OF NEW ZEALAND, And AORANGI, ‘The Cloud Piercer.’ THROUGH BOOKING TO MOUNT COOK —Return Excursion Tickets for the through journey by rail to Fairlie, thence by coach to Mount Cook Hermitage, returning via Kurow or Fairlie, or by rail to Kurow, thence by coach to Mount Cook Hermitage, returning via Fairlie, will be issued between the Ist November and 31st March, available for return for two months (subject to the coach portion of the journey being completed on or before 30th April). RETURN FARES (including coach fares) —From Dunedin, £5 ss. first class, £4 12s. 6d. second class. From Christchurch, £4 15s. first class, £4 7s. 6d. second class. The journey may be broken at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling twenty-five miles from the original starting station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded. The Grandeur of the Scenery of this District has no parallel outside the Polar Regions. Hanmer Plains Hot Springs. THROUGH BOOKING (by rail and coach) TO THE SPRINGS.—Return Excursion Tickets to Hanmer Plains, available for return for two months, will be issued daily between Ist November and 30th April (and thereafter thrice weekly, viz., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). RETURN THROUGH FARE (by rail and coach), first class—From Christchurch, Papanui, Kaiapoi, £1 10s. From Dunedin, £4 2s. 6d. From Invercargill, £5 15s. The journey may be broken at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling ten miles from the original starting station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded. CHEAP W EXCURSIONS TO TAIERI BEACH. By rail to Henley, thence by the steam launch Waiivera or by rail to Titri, thence by the steam launch Staffa along the Taieri River to the beach. Return Excursion Tickets will be issued from Ist November to 31st March, to parties of not less than 20 adults, on any week day (Saturdays and general holidays excepted), at the following fare : —First class (including rail and steamer), from Dunedin, ss. By rail to Henley, thence by the steam launch Waiivera along the Taieri River to the Beach. Return Excursion Tickets will be issued from Dunedin to Taieri Beach on Saturdays from Ist November to 31st March. Fare, first class (including rail and steamer), 6s. These tickets are available for day of issue only. THE COLD LAKES and the GLACIAL DISTRICT OF OTAGO. WAKATIPU, WANAKA, HAWEA, MANAPOUBI, TE ANAU, SUTHERLAND PALLS, Etc. Return Excursion Tickets, available for two months, will be issued betweeu Ist November and 31st March, as under :— To KINGSTON, LAKE WAKATIPU (Including saloon steamer passage, Kingston to Queenstown and back). From Ist Class. 2nd Class. Christchurch (via Waimea line or Invercargill) £5 12 6. . . .£4 0 O Dunedin (via Waimea line only) 2 IO O. .. . 2 0 O Dunedin (via Waimea line or Invercargill) 2 17 6.... 2 5 O Invercargill (via Kingston line only) 112 6 ... 1 5 O Invercargill (via either Kingston or Gore and Waimea line) 2 O 0.... 110 O To PEMBROKE, EAKE WANAKA (Indfeding saloon steamer passage, Kingston to Queenstown and back, and coach, Queenstown to Pembroke and back). From Dunedin (via Waimea line only) 70s. Ist Class. The journey may be broken at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling twenty-five miles from the original starting station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded. The steamer service is conducted by the Lake Wakatipu Steamship Company. The coach service is conducted by Messrs. Craig and Co.

Thermal Springs of the North Island THE WONDERLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. Return Excursion Tickets, available for three months, are issued from Auckland, Newmarket, Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga and Otahuhu to Rotorua throughout the year. FARES— 4Ss. first class, 3Os. second class. Te Aroha Hot Springs. Return Excursion Tickets, available for two months, are issued from Auckland, Newmarket, Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga and Otahuhu to Te Aroha or Paeroa ami from Paeroa and Te Aroha to Auckland, Newmarket and Onehunga throughout the year. FARES—3OS. first class, 2Os, second class. Round-trip Tickets are also issued from Auckland to Paeroa by rail, Paeroa to Thames by coach, Thames to Auckland by steamer (or vice versa}. Available for two months. FARES— 34s. first class, 28s. second class. Okoroire Hot Springs. Return Excursion Tickets, available for two months, are issued from Auckland, Newmarket, Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga and Otahuhu to Okoroire throughout the year. FARES— 3Ss. first class, 225. 6d. second class. Holders of Excursion Tickets to Rotorua, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Okoroire, Auckland, Newmarket and Onehunga may break the journey at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling ten miles from the original starting station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded. RAIL AND SEA VIA WEST COAST. QUICKEST ROUTE between WELLINGTON and AUCKLAND. Overland between Wellington and Taranaki every Tuesday and Friday. By rail di’-ect between Wellington and Taranaki, and per Union Steamship Co.’s or Northern Steamship Co.’s steamers between Taranaki and Manukau. *Bv Rail on Mondays. Tuesdays, Thurs- * Rail Auckland to Onehunga on Sundays and Fridays. days, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thurs- ... days, steamer Onehunga to either Waitara Leave Wellington-Manawatu „ _ or New Plymouth, thence by rail on MonRailway Co. s Station 5 . j ays Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Arrive Waitara 9.20p.m. J J J J Arrive New Plymouth 9.25p.m. Leave Waitara 7.10a.m. Thence by steamer from either Waitara Leave New Plymouth 7.0 a.m. or New Plymouth to Onehunga, and rail Arrive Wellington-Manawatu Onehunga to Auckland. Railway Co.’s Station 9.50 p.m. * Noth —Tuesdays and Fridays only up to 30th November, 1898 ; thereafter on the four davs per week specified. ROUND-TRIP TOURS THROUGH CENTRAL OTAGO. Round-Trip Tickets, available for two months, will be issued from Ist November to 31st March, as under : — No 1. — From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston), return to Dunedin via Wanaka and Lawrence, or vice versa £4 15 O Ist Class* No. 2. —From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston), return to Dunedin via Arrow and Lawrence, or vice versa 4 0 0 ~ No 3. —From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston), return to Dunedin ria Wanaka and Hyde, or vice versa 5 10 O ~ No. 4. —From Dunedin to Queenstown (via Kingston), return to Dunedin via Arrow and Hyde, or vice versa 4 10 O * Including steamer and coach fares. The journey mav be broken at any station at which the train is timed to stop after travelling twenty-five miles from the original starting station, provided the specified time for which the tickets are available is not exceeded. The steamer service is conducted by the Lake Wakatipu Steamship Company. The coach sei vice is conducted by Messrs. Craig and Co.

On occasions of public holidays, races, agricultural and pastoral shows, etc., special concessions are made in fares, and additional travelling facilities are provided. For particulars, see advertisements in local papers and posters exhibited at railway stations. For further particulars of trains and coach and steamer services in connection with tom st excursions, see Official Pocket issued by the Railway Department, which can be obtained at railway stations, price one penny. The Railway Department is not responsible for the coach or steamer and is not answerable for their fulfilment. Head Office, Wellington, BY ORDER.