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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 August 1916, Page 3

At a pnbl;,- gathering at iSydniey Mm .\liiiistoi- <il Hallways .said: They vvuiiM bo- Mirprised lo know ilial lor the 12 nioi tlis owliug iAlay iui 10.-s than 2J8,liiW jioiu'iHb liatl joined trains without, tick 'Us and paid the I'M'i'ss l.nv. !i ~i>f> ha i been ex ceased (or travelling fiisl -(']:■ whilst in |i«!sso.-.-i> li o! second class ticket*. The practice ol' travelling bevond tin l <li"4"iii-nl ion indicated on t lif ticket |ii>lr| was for the live month,s ending December Jast responsible for im less lliat !»().(113 exeessed tickets: i his decreased to "(1.07<; for the noxt tivo months. W.loivint; on the imposition of 3d penalty hv the Chief Commissioner. The practice indiicaled made it necessary to employ quite a. mrial I army ol' collectors, arid high penalties were certainly necessary to chock the leakage which these figures suggested.