CAR FARES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20498, 17 March 1932, Page 5

CAR FARES.

practice of failure to PAY. ' • ' " " TRAMWAY BOARD'S PROjJI.idM The difficulty and expense entailed by the Tramway Board in the collection of fares which are not paid to tli3 conductors on the trams, was emphasised in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when the Board proceeded against a number of people for failing topay fares. Counsel for the Board said that he had instructions to prosecute in all cases where fares were .not paid within a reasonable time. Ie Magistrate, Mr H. P Lawry, S.M., took a serious view of the cases, an all of the defendants were convicted, most of them being fined. "The Board lias been -compelled , bring before the Court a number ot cases of persons failing to pay then tares," said counsel. "A. serious PP»--tion has been created, and tins has ucen greatly accentuated leceuUj. i Board has now to deaL with vei twelve people each day who P their lares on the tr,ms if.people do not pay their lares to, the con ductor Hi compliance with the W oa J d by-laws, the Board's employees have to gi. w eidte trouble to collect the money. The conductor has to subm a written report, an office clerk has tabulate and enter the r «P. Jk at the debtor comes along and 'P® s * is owing, a receipt is madoiieccssy^ Sometimes these people do n<rt it the office and the Board nas write to them. The extra charge ot one shilling does not cornpensate for-the time, trouble and expense e« point is not one of revenue, continued counsel, ''hut the the Court to assist }t to protect . interests and to mde Board against unnecessaiv to. • , . w ill „5s »ii Y rti rLttS"lo» S not send out letters to There not call to pay their ai cn g er naturally are cases when the has no money or when lie in. t change, but this sort of thing is The"M.S"rate" ""tS •». ally i» in afterwards and pay. There is excuse for those whomake » P r after _ of not paying on the tiams W The®' follo«i»^«™ , vith ._Mary Cbisholm, P. »• ham,' ElJ' Violet Howard■ JVtf William Gordon Hume Wil . and costs on each- Stephen Gray liam Hewinq and Harry 1 r .ncts were convicted and ordered to p > only. -