TRANSFER TRAM TICKETS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3172, 24 August 1917, Page 6

TRANSFER TRAM TICKETS

I JOE WOEKEES. At last evening's meeting! of the City Council the following report by thn tramways manager (Mr. W. H. Morton? reported on the request for transferable workers' tickets on the tramways :— "The question of transferring workers! at workers' tickets rates over the various; city lines has never been seriously considered. The original Order-in-Council and the substituted Orders-in-CounciT' made provision only for bringing workers into the city from the' various suburbs. In the great majority o£ cases workers required to commence work in, suburban districts have their fares paid by the employers, and such condition is set out in many Arbitration Court awards. Workers are carried at half rates, and at present receive a much greater concession than is granted to any other section of the commimiy, excepting only school children. If transfers are to bo granted to nowtravelling at workers' rates there is no. reason why a similar demand should, not be made on behalf of all other tram travellers, and will only aggravate those who contend that 9 o'clock > workers should receive the 6ame concessions _as those who commence work at the earlier hourJ I am strongly, of opinion that the present unusual conditions, and the. heavy expenses occasioned by war conditions, necessitate the greatest caution being observed in order that the financial conditions of the tramways shall not be further disturbed and a general increase in the cost of tramway travelling be occasioned." ...... ~ The council decided that. the representations of the Trades and Labour Council in connection with workers tiokots bo replied to in terms of the tramway manager's report.