WHY WORRY?

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 258, 30 October 1926, Page 14

WHY WORRY?

TRANSIT FOB SUBURBANITES. MOTOR CARS A. SOLUTION. "Perhaps we wiU and perhaps we won't," was the perplexing reply given by the principal of one of the surburban bus services this morning when information was sought in regard to the future intentions of his company in connection with providing transport facilities for' one of the outer areas. "We 'dunno' where we are," he added : "and we won't know where we are untii we know definitely what are the intentions of the City Council in connection with the absorption of the suburban' services." From what can be gathered it appears that the motor bus privatelyowned will not, for some time at least, become extinct like the four-wheeler and hansom cab which were so popular at funerals, but in and around Auckland private enterprise in transport matters will be considerably restricted. As things are the penal clause ha 3 killed private enterprise in areas that can be served by the tramcars, although there is still a field for the privatelyowned motor bus to cater for districts that lie some distance away from the city, and, as a matter of fact, at the moment a couple of new services are contemplated. Motor cars are going to be more m demand,' said one prominent ' Auckland citizen this morning, and he mentioned the fact that he had a "shack" at one of the beaches down the gulf, a seaside metropolis that had been created largely as the result of a v fine bus service that was provided all the year round. "But why worry about either buses or trams?" said another Auckland citizen when the burning subject of suburban transport was touched upon. He pointed out that motor cars were getting remarkably cheap—one was sold by public auction in the city t.'.ie other da*- at the extremely reasonable price of _2 10/—and there was nothing to prevent three, four or more families adopting-the American community V-<i-of buying a car between them. This, he said, was the solution of the whole ]roUe_.