THE CITY TRAMS. CONCESSION TICKETS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 84, 6 October 1909, Page 8

THE CITY TRAMS. CONCESSION TICKETS.

THE TEST OF SALES. r, A decided reduction in the cost of office work has been effected since the new system of concession tickets was introduced on the corporation tramways, and it is not anticipated that the amended conditions in regard to values of concession tickets will materially increase the cost of oih'ce supervision and checking. The chief source of expense, under the old system, was in checking the small paper tickets which represented each penny ride, but the ticket that is to be issued in future will obviate this need, by reason that the conductor will punch a hole in it for each penny section, instead of having to tear off the small strips that were the source of trouble to the checkers of receipts. The conductors^ as well as the office staff, had decided objections to these, as the "shortages" which the conductors had to make up personally were often caused through some of these tickets being blown out of their bags ; or, it was sometimes said, through mistakes being made in the counting-house, against which there could be no appeal. Good sales for the concession tickets continue to be noted. The greatest number sold on any one section is credited to Brooklyn, the residents of that suburb having purchased 436 three-shilling tickets in the four weeks during which the new system has been in operation. A return submitted -to councillors gives the following particulars :—: — SALES OF CONCESSION TICKETS. (From Bth September to 4th October.) Number Total. Sold. £ a d Manners-st, to Brooklyn, 3s 436 65 8 0 Lambton Station to Island Bay, 5s 6d 272 74 16 0 Ccurtenay-placo to Kilbirnio South, 3s ... 238 33 14 0 Courtonay-place lo Island Bay, 4s 6d - 214 48 3 0 ""Courtenay-place to Lux- I ford-street West, 33 ... 129 19 7 0 Lambton Station to Aus-tin-street, 3s 120 13 0 0 I Botanical Gardens to Kelburno tram terminus, 3s 52 7 19 0 • Thorndon-quay to Kel- ,1 burne tram terminus, •. i & 33 4 19 0 Kolburno tram terminus to Aro-street, 3s ... 32 416 0 Lambton Station to Miramar city boundaries, 5s 23 5 15 0 1550 £284 17 0 Archbishop Redwood is not expected back from Australia until the end of the present month. In an editorial note in The Evening Post last night 5t was stated that Sir Joseph Ward, in his speech at tho "social" tendered him by the Women's Political and Social League' that "he seemed to associate the 'boohs' (of which he_ spoke) with the Opposition." Tho Prime Minister, in conversation with a reporter of this journal to-day, said he wished to make it clear that he did not make any suggestion of the kind. He was referring to statements made in the Opposition press, and the possibility of these things recurring, and had enc'e:ivoured to show that it was a mistake to suppose that "boohs" might not be accorded any party that was in power, and further a mistake to mark the actions of public men in this extraordinary way. All sensible people condemned conduct of the kind he had referred to. Three cottages in Sussex-square, close to St. Mark's Church, which are to be removed in order to malep room for the approach for the new Government House, were sold at auction to-day by j Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. The total proceeds amounted to £84. The Thorndon Bowling Club will hold its opening day next Saturday/ 1 Mem- i bers of other bowling clubs and their j lady friends are invited. Afternoon tea j will be served, and games will be arranged on the ground. The treasurer of the Brooklyn Orphanage (Mr. W. M. Hannay) acknowledges with thanks a contribution to the orphanage's funds of £2 6s, through Mr. J. P. Luke, from the S.S. Penguin Stewards' Memorial Fund. The amount is a small balance remaining over from the fund, and m forwarding it to the orphanage the committee hope that the authorities of the Brooklyn institution will take some interest in the children of seafaring j men. At the Mount Cook Police Court today, before Mr. T. S. Lambert, J.P., William Boyle pleaded guilty to being drunk and also to disorderly behaviour in Taranaki-street. Accused was fined 20s, or 48 hours' imprisonment. For drunkenness, Denis Mahoney was fined 20s, and Alick Harrison 10s, the alternative in each caso being 48 hours' imprisonment. Daniel Hannan, charged with disorderly conduct while drunk, was fined 40s, or seven days' imprisonment. The local executive o? the Navy League has, at the suggestion of the hon. secretary, deoided to celebrate Trafalgar anniversary by a supper at the Hotel Windsor on the evening ot the 21st inst. The subscription is to be a moderate one, and league members will shortly be notified as to details and tho nomination of friends. His Excellency ,the Governor has accepted the league's invitation to be present, and a large gathering is expected. The Hon. Geo. Fowlds has promised to take the chair at a men'c meeting to be addressed in the V.M.C.A. during the luncheon hour to-morrow. This morning a Wellington resident received a chatty letter from Mr. Allan Macdougall, the Rhodes scholar fori 1909, written on the lonic when in the North Atlantic, and posted at Teneriffe. Mr. Macdougall states that heavy weather had been the rule up to tne time of writing, but nevertheless the trip had bsen pleasant to him. When he wrote he was in tho best of health. At the Masterton A. and P. show grounds yesterday, Mr. Alfred Matthews, of Waiorongomai, Featherston, delivered an interesting address to a fairly large assemblage of farmers and scholars of tho Technical School on "The Breeding and Characteristics of the Romney." Mr. Matthews, who is a noted breeder of this class of 6heep, dealt exhaustively with his subject, and had a pen of Romneys on the grounds for the purpose of illustrating his remarks. He pointed out the points that should be noted in ths mating of stud sheep where a perfect type of the Romney was desired, as well as a good class of wool. The address, whicn lasted about an hour, proved decidedly instructive. At a meeting of tho Masterton Closer Settlement League held last evening, mention was made of the fact that a number of farmers' sons had recently left the district owing to being unable to secure suitable holdings in the Wairarapa. Within the next few weeks a party of these young fellows, who are of the industrious and experienced class, will leave for Tauranga and Opotiki in search of reasonably-priced laml