SUNDAY MORNING TRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 280, 24 November 1903, Page 2

SUNDAY MORNING TRAMS.

The Newmarket Borough Council last evening considered the following letter from Mr P. M. Hansen:

"We received application from the Onehunga Council and a number of citizens to run a moderate service on Sunday mornings up to 11 a.m., and I now enclose a time-table for such running, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., for your council's approval. Should, after a month or two's trial, it turn out that such an early service is really not required, your council will get an opportunity to cancel same for the time being. We intend to start the above service as from Sunday, the 29th inst., by which time I trust to have heard from you." Cr. Holmes considered that the consent of the council should be given, in view of the result of the recent poll. The Tramway Company had honestly adhered to their promise to run no ears durinsr church hours. He moved that the sanction of the council be given. Cr. Davis urged that the council should ask that the first car from Queen-street should leave at 9 a.m., in order to suit the convenience of people interested in the Sunday morning steamers, which often arrived between 8.30 and 9 o'clock. Cγ. Seccombe asked if the City Council had yet sanctioned the Sunday morning trams.

The Mayor said he believed there was no opposition to them so long as they did not run during the church hours.

Cr. Bennett said the time-table had to be sanctioned by the City Council. In regard to the 9 o'clock car, he considered that yie Newmarket council should confine its attention to the interests of Newmarket, and not discuss the requirements of districts outside. Tie considered the time-table as submitted was suitable.

It was finally decided to sanction the time-table, but to suggest that the Qrst car from Queen-street should leave at 9 o'clock instead of 9.23.

'The Parnell Borough Council has derided to ask the Auckland. Tramway Company to run a car through Piirnell to Onehunga on Sunday afternoons at intervals of an hour. This is localise the Parnell residents find it, <iif!icult to get places on the cars going through Khyber Pass. The Train Company's suggested time-table for Sunday momings—prepared on the application of the Onehunga Council —was laid before the Council, and after some discussion it. was decided to tell the Company that the time-table would be considered. The Company was also gently reminded that the running of ears before the time-table was a [(proved by the loenl bodies was. in the Parnell Council's opinion, in contravention of the deed of delegation.

At the Onebunga Council last night a letter was received from Mr Hansen stating that he would run a moderate service on Sunday mornings between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ' A timetable was also enclosed for the council's approval. Cγ. Rish worth moved, and it was agreed, that the letter be received, and that they Avrite to Mr Hansen to forward them an amended time-table for the running of at least four through trips from Oliehimga to Auckland.