FARES ON THE TRAMS

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 18, 22 January 1929, Page 6

FARES ON THE TRAMS

A PROTEST PROM POINT CHEVALIER.

(To the Editor.)

Mr. Alluin stated at tile meeting of tfc* Transport Board on January 17 that "the Tramways Company and City Council late always endeavoured to favour the long-distance traveller?," and be quoted figures to prove hU contention correct. He omitted to quote Point Chevalier, which he and the management have repeatedly stated they treat as a tram district with tram fares. When the present scale of charges was put in force bills wnb sections and fares similar to those put in trams were posted tip in Point Chevalier buses and tram concession cards are used in the buses. Tit" distance of the Point Chevalier bu« route from Surrey Crescent to the l»each is a jiproxlttateTr three miles. To enable a comparison to Kmade, I will give Mr. Allum's quotation of Mount Albert. <listance -J. 49 mile*, cash l.Hi l>er mile, concession .SHd |»er mile. Point Chevalier from Surrey Crescent to the beach, distance 3 miles, cash l.Ortd per mile, concession 1.23 d per mile. This route wa« oripinaHv divided into two sections, but when the svsteci of |ienny fares with shorter sections was introduced these were made into four sections. When the council revetted to the old system of sections Point Chevalier was most "unfairly treated by Wing left at four sections froia< Surrey Crescent to the beach. Further, the fare is now «d for those four sections, *o we are increased a penny. From Surrey Crescent to town was 3d on the shorter sections with Id fares, and under the present system is still 3d. It is therefore absolutely incorrect to state that the long-distance travellers of Point Chevalier are favoured. This is a very profitable bus route and the Hoyal Commission re|*»rted that tbey upheld the evidence brought before them that under the present system of tickets the could not say the Point Chevalier buses do not pay. Point Chevalier. E. M. E. SIXGLETOX*.