The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 7 (February 1, 1932.)
Interesting By-laws
Interesting By-laws.
The by-laws, twenty-eight in number, were re-issued. One of them provided that no person shall enter or leave a carriage after the train had been set in motion, or ride outside a carriage, and any person doing so or attempting to do so shall be liable to be expelled from the premises and forfeit his fare or ticket, of what kind soever such ticket may be. Persons smoking in non-smoking carriages or on the railway premises, after being warned to desist, or intoxicated persons were liable to be expelled and forfeit fare or ticket. Loiterers and touts if refusing to quit the premises could also be expelled.
Goods (whether free or under bond) not removed within twelve hours after arrival were subject to a storage charge of 2/- per ton per day, and goods at country stations not removed after twelve hours might be removed to Christchurch for storage.
A speed limit of fifty miles an hour for passenger trains was enacted.
On 1st July, 1868, the Provincial Government by advertisement invited applications from persons willing to undertake the duties of Traffic Manager.
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A Cleaner at Work on The N.Z.R.
(Photo. W. W. Stewart.)
A night study at the Locomotive Running Shed, at Auckland.
On 17th July, John Marshman, who was also Provincial Treasurer, was appointed Secretary for Railways, and on 29th July Henry Thomson was appointed Traffic Manager, and Edward Dobson, Resident Engineer, for the Canterbury Railways.
Having come to terms with the contractors, the Provincial Government of Canterbury took over the railways on 31st July, and commenced working under direct control on 1st August, 1868.