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No. 13.-COMPARISON BETWEEN OLD AND NEW PASSENGER FARES. Statement showing Compaeison between the various Old and New Passengee Faces on the New Zealand Eailways and some of the English Lines. Ist Class. 2nd Class. Peterborough to Manea (Great Eastern Kailway) 20 miles ... ... ... 4/2 3/4 New Zealand Northern Railways, old fares (easy grades), corresponding distance ... 4/5 2/9 Otago Railways „ (uniform) „ „ ... 5/- 3/4 Canterbury Railways „ ~ . „ ~ ... 4/- 2/8 New Zealand Railways, new fares „ „ „ ... 5/- 3/4 Grantham to Boston (G.N.R.), 32 mile 3 ... ... ... ... 6/- 4/6 New Zealand Northern Railways, old fares (easy grades), corresponding distance ... 6/11 4/3 Otago Railways „ (uniform) „ „ ~, 8/- 5/4 Canterbury Railways „ „ „ „ .., 7/- 4/6 New Zealand Railways, new fares „ „ „ ... 8/- 5/4 Caermarthen to Aberystwith, 53J miles... ... ... ... ... 12/5 8/3 New Zealand Railways, old fares (easy grades), corresponding distance ... ... 11/11 7/3 ! Olago Railways „ (uniform) „ „ ... ... 14/- 9/4 Canterbury Railways „ „ „ „ ... ... 12/9 8/4 New Zealand Railways, new fares „ „ „ ... ... 14/- 9/4 Comparison of Passenger Fares on Colonial Eailways, estimated for Fifty Miles. For Fifty Miles. Single. Return. Ist Class. 2nd Class. Ist Class. 2nd Class. Queensland, level lines ... ... ... ... 12/6 8/4 18/9 12/6 South Australia... ... ... ... ... 12/6 . 9/5 18/9 14/2 New South Wales, level lines ... ... ... 10/5 8/4 15/8 12/6 heavy grades ... ... ... 15/10 13/- 23/9 19/6 Tasmania, main line ... ... ... ... 12/6 8/4 18/9 12/6 ♦Victoria ... ... ... ... ... 8/4 5/7 16/8 11/2 New Zealand Northern Lines, old rates, level lines ... ... 10/8 6/6 16/- 9/9 „ „ „ „ heavy grades ... 12/9 8/7 19/2 12/11 Otago Lines „ uniform ... ... 12/6 8/4 18/9 12/6 Canterbury Lines „ ... 11/5 7/7 16/1 11/5 New Zealand Railways, new rates „ ... ... 12/6 8/4 18/9 12/6 * Single tickets only are issued.