THE TRAMWAY FARES.

Evening Star, Issue 5610, 2 March 1881, Page 1

THE TRAMWAY FARES.

TO TM BISITOR.

Sir,—Can you inform me if It is tie correct thing for the conductor on the tramcars to collect the lara dir»-c?ly a pw-ipertn-kes his seat? In the case of the tram being crowded the passenger te subjected to the annoyance, of being a?ked sereral timea for his fare, and evsu then not treated over civilly. I had occasion 4o travel by the cars during tho late races, aid took my ticket and car at the Forbury on the return to town. Alter a whils we were called on to "shift cars," and on doing so were exiled on to pay »rMr, I explained

that I had already paid the fare and had my ticket. The order was " pay, or oii; y.-ng)." 0'; course, having paid once, I did fcha or,e nor the othtr, and kept my seat. On the same evening I took the tram for Duuedin North, and, after the exptri?nce I tnd received at the Forbury, th.:iighc I v.tr.M xji\y at tho termination of myj:u<n*y. The fare was, however, demanded oppotite the City Hotel, and I informed the eoaductor that 1 would pay at my destination. The tram was tfcepsed by him aad I was ordered out. The driver, howerer, interfered, aad the matter dropped. What I »h«uld like to know is this: If arc ■ji'.lod ;>n to pay double and subjected to such annoyances, whether the proprietor has the power to alter anoh a state of things, or does it rest with the " City Fathew"?-Iam f etc.,

Cosmopolitan.

Danedin,