G.O.C. BUS SERVICE

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 185, 8 August 1927, Page 8

G.O.C. BUS SERVICE

LABT WEEK OF COMPACT. CITY COUNCIL TAKES OVER XHI MONDAY. Control of the fleet of G.O.C. tmet, which are engaged in passenger tnatport to Avondale, New Lynn and nhous western suburbs, will be taken over by the Auckland City Council on lienday next. For a week or two the council «ffl run the service without any Alteration, and during that time will make a decision as to the future policy in regard to them. It is desired to ascertain the merita of the various branches of the G.O.C service. *■

Mr. J. A. C. Allum, chairman of tbt Tramways Committee of the CSty Council, said to-day, that it was necessary to bear in mind that the couneS had adopted the policy of running bns services as feeders to the trams durin? the slack hours of the day. The council had also adopted the policy that only services which were reasonably payable should be continued. It was not possible to decide upon a future policy on the basis of the records of the printe company at present operating, bnt the committee would be able to make a recommendation about the middle of tie month. The number of men who would be taken over would eventually depend upon the services which were to be maintained.