. Electric railway journal . ed from £:if>o47to £39,400, while fixed charges, depreciation, renewalsetc., decreased from £27,233 to £27,18K. far, Aber-deens careful management and intensive cultivationof the riding habit have made it unnecessary to in-crease fares. However, the increase in laborchargeshas been particularly heavy, and no one can predict whatwill happen if the upward trend continues. With rea-sonably good fortune, on the other hand, Aberdeen willbe able to write off the rest of its investment charges the Fake Collection and Auditing It is an interesting fact that for several
. Electric railway journal . ed from £:if>o47to £39,400, while fixed charges, depreciation, renewalsetc., decreased from £27,233 to £27,18K. far, Aber-deens careful management and intensive cultivationof the riding habit have made it unnecessary to in-crease fares. However, the increase in laborchargeshas been particularly heavy, and no one can predict whatwill happen if the upward trend continues. With rea-sonably good fortune, on the other hand, Aberdeen willbe able to write off the rest of its investment charges the Fake Collection and Auditing It is an interesting fact that for several years pto 1916, the Aberdeen Corporation Tramways usedprepayment system of fare collection. From an o]ating standpoint prepayment was satisfactory, but s<of the passengers continued to agitate for the old i NUMBER 1*5 i>oiqqq i Mm JKWJqqq itrm it Mo Hqqq im MSERDHEN CORPORATION TRAMWAYSREQUISITION FOR TICKETS. tlA^ta. STATE OF WEATHER ;.//_ _ present method of fare collection is the customaryof getting the money within the car and givingreeipt for the fare paid. Operating conditions aresevere enough to call for loading in queues, but atbusy city terminals and shipyards it is customarythe conductress to collect the fares on the lowerk when the car is loading; otherwise it would notpossible to get all the money on a car which seatsnty-four below, thirty upstairs and has no limit onidees. The platforms are wide enough to allow twoangers to board at one time, so that it is not un- lill i io l!d. or other odd fares, the ratio10 have exactly the right amount ofi 80 per cent. The conductress startsthe day with 5s. 6d. in change, and it is customary forher to keep the half pennies in a separate pocket foriti.:Ui convenience in making change for she carries the usual outfit of ticket holders,money bag and punch. The last-named is the William-son ticket punch made at Ashtnn-under-Lyne. It is ofthe -tandard type wit
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