A Glance at the System.

In the early days of the Management and up to twelve years ago, the book method of indexing files was in operation, but since 1921 the more modern method of card indexing has been utilised entirely. To-day there is not one record book in the Division. This card system is visual, alphabetic and numeric.

A glance at any cabinet shows numerous drawers with a letter of the alphabet on each. Open any of these, and immediately is seen an alphabetic arrangement of names, subjects, or stations, and behind each of these is an analysis—again alphabetical.

The subject index is made fool-proof by means of cross referencing of titles.

The location cabinet shows all stations in alphabetic sequence, and following each name is a further tabulation of cards A to Z “Accidents at,” “Accommodation at” are shown on the first two, and so the sequence goes on to “Water at” or “Wharves at.”