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Fares for passengers.
No. 10 of 1902.
TRAMWAY.
For the purposes of this section profits shall be the gross takings of the company less working expenses, and such working expenses shall not be deemed to include any interest or dividends upon any moneys borrowed for the
of the company. purposes
(2) Any person appointed by the Government as auditor for the purpose may at all reasonable times inspect the books, papers and vouchers of the company and take notes therefrom.
(3) In the event of any dispute arising between the Government and the company as to what is, for the purposes of this section, the correct amount of the profits of the company in any particular year, such amount shall be determined upon a special case.
Fares and charges.
48. The company may demand and take for every passenger travelling upon the tramway or any portion thereof, fares not exceeding the following rates :—
any
(1) from or to the point where Section No. 1 is authorised
for to commence to or from the General Post Office, distance, for a first class passenger fifteen cents, for a second class passenger ten cents, and for a third class passenger five cents;
(2) from or to the General Post Office to or from the point in Shaukiwan Road where Section No. 2 is authorised to terminate, or to or from the point in Wongneichong Road where section No. 5 is authorised to terminate, for any distance, for a first class passenger fifteen cents, for a second class passenger ten cents, and for a third class passenger five cents;
(3) from or to the point in Shaukiwan Road where Section No. 6 is authorised to commence to or from the point in Shaukiwan Road where Section No. 7 is authorised to ter- minate, for any distance, for a first class passenger twenty cents, for a second class passenger fifteen cents, and for a third class passenger five cents.
* As amended by No. 34 of 1915,
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A list printed in the English and Chinese languages of all the fares and charges authorised to be taken shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place at the offices of the company, and inside every car used upon the tramway: Provided that if there be any variation between the English and Chinese prints of the said list, the English print thereof shall prevail.
workmen.
*
49. (1) The company shall during such period prior to Cheap the hour of 7 a.m. and subsequent to the hour of 5 p.m. as tickets for shall be prescribed by by-laws to be made under the provisions of this section carry as passengers on all cars running during such period at fares not exceeding two cents for a single journey all bona fide workmen who reside outside of the City of Victoria who produce to the conductor of the car work- men's tickets purchased under the provisions of sub-section (2).
conditions
(2) The workmen's tickets referred to in sub-section (1) Workmen's shall only be sold to bond fide workmen residing outside tickets; the City of Victoria. Such sale shall be made under such of sale. conditions as shall be prescribed by by-laws to be made under the provisions of this section.
to be ade-
(3) The company shall during the period referred to in Workmen's sub-section (1) maintain a service of cars adequate for the car service carriage of all workmen who may hold workmen's tickets under the provisions of this section and for the carriage of ordinary ordinary passengers.
quate for
traffic as well as for workmen.
(4) It shall be lawful for the company to make and the Company to company shall make by-laws providing for-
make by- laws as to
(a) the persons who shall be entitled to be classed as definition bona fide workmen;
and sale and issue of
(b) the place or places where workmen's tickets may be tickets. purchased;
(c) the conditions under which workmen's tickets inay be purchased;
(d) the evidence which shall be produced to shew that any person producing a workman's ticket is the person to whom the same has been sold;
(e) the period in the morning and evening during which such workmen's tickets shall be available;
* As amended by No. 17 of 1913 and Law Rev, Ord,, 1924.
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