TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT.

Auckland Star, Issue 38, 14 February 1929, Page 6

TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT.

It would be interesting to know from what source Pro Bono Publico"' has obtained his information re transportation matters. AH three of the extensions provided for in the first instalment of the proposed extensions were in tlie original programme put forward by the City Council and are considered by the board to l»e the most urgent. The other extensions have all Wen approved by the board, and 110 doubt will l>e undertaken as promptlv as possible and as soon as the first three are well in hand. It has been admitted bv manv visitors from other parts of the world that the Auckland tracks, with the exception of a few short lengths that have not yet been reconstructed. compare more than favourable both in appearance and riding qualities with those observed in other cities. The ratepayers' representatives and the management are to be congratulated on maintaining .«uch a high standard and running the undertaking on a profitearning basis in face of the almost insujierable difficulties that have confronted them as the result of bus and motor car eoni]»etition for the last four or five years. The Auckland Transport Board Act is a well-thought-out measure. I suggest that the board has shown wisdom in resolving to submit a modified programme of works (rather than the original proposal of the City Council Tramways Committee of £(>.>0.000), a programme that should be confirmed by all progressive citizens. ADVANCE AUCKLAND.