An automated management system for monitoring and controlling distribution and storage of money tills, and linking tracking of employee productivity to time in receipt of a till. In an alternative configuration, each compartment has an interior partition wall and the carrier has a continuous zipper around its center to permit the compartments to be separated for individual use. The cover portion is preferably made from a resilient polymeric material suitable for both winter and summer weather conditions in addition to being impervious to the heat generated by the electrical bulb or bulbs contained it the light fixture. In this system for exhaust gas purification, the thermal deterioration of the adsorbent is reduced because there is used an adsorbent of higher HC desorption start temperature and because the thermal load applied to the adsorbent is decreased by the use of a particular means.