QUESTION OF INCREASED FARES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 282, 26 November 1914, Page 4

QUESTION OF INCREASED FARES.

A LEGAL , : v / At the meeting of the Kijteabejii'.' Sorough Council last night a.le&er -eceivcd from the management- of tft" Oevonport Ferry Company drawing". fji|\ Council's attention to the new bv-ltw ef \ :he Auckland Harbour Board propogju to increase the wharfage chargesito Uμ '•', local Ferry Companies. •■:.;..; The letter pointed out that fteprj. vious resolution of the Harbour- Botrl; by which the charges were ta : steamer, per wharf, and per trip, Vhi" been rescinded, and the charge ilttreitj," , per stca-mer. per day. Unless tie ptopU interested strenuously proteoted.it wca4 be ultimately enforced. The directors tt the company deoired to make it'perfectly , clear to the Council and the ,t»Telliig r :. public that it wae absolutely.iinpouiile; for the company to pay the prepaid jj. creased chirge; without raking its rate for fares and freights. Ths Mayor asked the town clefc; te read the legal opinion obtained frensMt. \ T. F. Martin, of the firm of .ilirtnvAJ. \ kin«on and M-artin, solicitors for til I Municipal Association of' New , Zeaidii, dealin<: with the matter of the Tegnlitloii ■ by the Harbour Board of fares clurjel by the Ferry Companies. Mr.' JUtta! summing up" a lengthy statement of tbe lesal position, gave in, brief the his opinion a= follows:— -"/.J (1) That the Harbour Boardsa»yii»V fully increase the wharf chaigefc ■;■' v\ ("2) And may differentiate, _ae -ietinei different wharves. .:■• ~; ;' (3) And as between harbour' Tissei ! a_nd esa-going vessels. ;^ (4) And can fix the maximum futi« ferry boats. -.",. (5) But cannot interfere witlij.eeN*t sion' tickets. \"~~"~§l : (6) Or compel the companies.-io.na . a given numbeT of eervicet. / :j•? - Cr. Bartlett moved: '•'Thai t letter:,!* forwarded to the Harbour Board. v pie-, testing against the parsing of fte by-U» and asking that the chaiges be i» derated." .:•---:*'; Cr. Campbell seconded the TnotioitJK marking that it was all Tei^wen. forth Board to build extravagant. : Tenj^b ; ; and buildings without tie peV I lie, and then t*ll them they i»d topiy. : The motion was carried un»Jueoody., f It was further resolved to SqMVpoWe I indignation meeting, and to cranmictft r with the Minister of Marine -reqittrtag 1 him to withhold .hi? sanctujV to^titt 5 passing of the by-law in qnetiot; • ; ;.- The Council also decided to infomftl j North Auckland Municipal AmqeMXm.ii . the steps being taken by tte'BWWihll ; Council co that combiße4:::4ciJ<».a?l« » taken in the matter. - --"%-' .. ( f " ~~~ -' -"; '■'.'■■