responsibibity for the franting, custody
Bishitation
ohe a of the tickels, and for the keeping of a Ticket Plock
and issue, is by common Register Excording their supply and issue,
practice inposed upon he accountant of the
railway.
Bir
No
34.
Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 24th. January, 1912.
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I have the honour to inform you that the Colonial Treasurer has raised the question of his responsibility for the custody and issue of railway tickets contending that under the Financial Regulations such responsibility is inferential· -ly imposed upon him and that if the present system, under which the control and issue of tickets is in the hands of the Lanager of the Railway is allowed to continue, the Treasurer should be reliev· -ed of direct liability in connection therewith.
2.
follows:-
On this matter the Manager reports as
"There are six kinds of Tickets from all stations
to all stations:-
A. Ordinary
1st. Single: 1st. Return: 2nd. Single: 2nd. Return: 3rd. Single.
B. Blank Card
C. Excursions
1st. Single: 1st. Return: 2nd. Single: 2nd. Return: 3rd. Single.
1st. Return: 2nd. Return: 3rd. Return.
D. Monthly Tickets.
E. Season Tickets
A
contemplated.
F. Privilege Tickets.
A. These tickets are printed as required no stock
being kept as there is a certainty that fares will be revised
in the near future. Under these circumstances tickets are
RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
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frequently