MOTOR BUS TRANSPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1927, Page 8

MOTOR BUS TRANSPORT.

NEW LICENSES GRANTED.

SERVICES AUGMENTED.

!SITIIN«; OF LICKNbiNO AUTHORITY.

Altcr.it ions and c.v(on>ions iu bus sorters catrring for suburban trann|i>.irt in A tick 1h lid wvrc con.-idcrcd by tho No. 1 Liccn.-ing Authority today, and a niimlxT of new services were licensctl. An ngTwnirnt Lrtucvn Mt"«»r.».(.'luf-wy Brothers and Mr. 11. ]~ Upli-ii in coiincctit)ii with their serviivs from Devonport to Narrow Neck and Vi.-loria Park, by which com pel it ion had boen removed, was approved. A now grille «>f fairs ua. proposed, the principal nltemtioii I J- trip «-oiice»ion tii-kpts iiotead of ).1-tri|. tickets, for 2/W, with t!«> fir»t section from the wharf to <iro\e Road. This was approved. , All objection • by tne Borough Council, that tho fir.-t section bhould not Ih- shortened but should lie to Turnbull.Koad (near Waiiroa Koadj. which was previously the torminxis, not upheld. With a lhet of three motor bnsox Messrs. B. If. Kecves and Son npplii-d for a license to run a service lictvvccn tue L'ity and Te P.ijmpa. Mr. A. K. Ford (niaiiager of ...,,„- ways) s-aid that the service propo*e«l would Co me. into competition with the City Couiicil's services at several places, but, prov idc<l the jHMial fare of M w* s imposed in such ease*, there, was no objection to the new service. Tho application was granted, buliject to the penal faro being iiuno.«e<l where tlie- on«et> ojuue iyto. cuiu]>etition vvitn the council's services. tig order to give the Kllerafir rtUlrlrt a 15-minutes' service tho Transport Cotn|iany applied, for. « license for a service betvcen ,tlie Clly 'and Lake Koad, to Olaliiihu. to snpple"ir.cnt the present v 'ity-Kllerslic-Utaliiihii service. It was stated that the other buses of the company were at present serving Kllersjie. The application ,rnt deferreil to give the tramway depart-lii-.nt an opportunity of lodging anv objection. Certain improvement*, providing tor additional tn;.s by th< Tassenger Transport Company's l.u-es to (Hahiihu aud Papatoetote were approved. To inaupirnle n servi.-e frm.i Anrkland to Laiiigholii. Mr. K. .!. McQiioid «»s. granted a li.ci.M-. the timetable providing for two trips ea.li way daily. Air. h. Kh.lv «,is = r..nt..«l a license to eondliel a s-r» i.-.- Browns Bav and Devoi.port wharf, the route being from Hi-owns Hay. via .Murray's Bav Campliell's li.iv. Crown Hill. *thmugli lakapuiiH to I)fxoi.|Hirt. It «..« mud- a condition of the that the nppli-

rant .-JiouUl not take nji or μ-l ilnwn paeeiureris. in il«. Borou-h ~f Takepuna r.vrpt th..so in or frum Brown s Bay or any other point lu thr north of" the *'l(9tt Tin- \\ aitrmat.-! Kim nml • Transport Cuinpaiiy was gmntnl a Uccnt* (or a -rr\i(T iM-tuccii Nurlluiilc Wharf and Milford K...i,|. T«U|.iina. A ir.iii«f ( r ..f tlio li.TiiM- i<i < nn,-«tioii "iih ihr RirkeniicHd mid (.lonfioKi Albany wr\ in- from Mr. L. .1. I'olev to I lie Murine Suburbs (umpiinv, "was granted. Me- r<. i; \\. Sui. liU.. niid If. U. Vuuji]£, irailnij: at- iho AHiany. (Jlrnficld itlld Hirkrnlu-iifl Motor Bill." ( onipativ. «;|K nfiiMvl ;l |i<-0i,.,. for a v.r\io<- from Dairy I'Ut aii<l ( <>.ili>\ illc to Birkriihoiid Wharf. \ i:i Allwny. and :i!m. fmm Allwnv to i;|rn!t!>ld N hool and Northwtr S<lnnd.