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or “ tilsegelse stations.” * Of course the
station-master demanded his legal fare, although we had
incurred the expense of sending forbud, which is
usually unnecessary for fast stations.
On other occasions I found that a distance of
1 mile was charged or even more. To the
uninitiated this would appear an obvious imposture,
but such was not the case. The rates are regulated
according to the work to be done by the horses,
and thus an up-hill road is estimated at more than
its mere length. There is another possible source
of misunderstanding. Town rates for posting are
2 marks per mile, and this is charged at certain
town stations, and at others on account of the
difficulty of the road.
These modified regulations may appear
perplexing, but practically are simple enough, for
every station has its dagbog lying conspicuously
on a table, wherein each tourist is required to state
what horses he has taken and to where. On the
cover or first page of this book is an official printed
form, with full statement of the special contract
made between this particular station-master and
the Gfovernment. This includes the number of
* A Norsk mile is equal to a little more than seven English miles,
a mark lOtrf. Comparing these with our English rates for posting
leaves us little reason for grumbling.
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