FARES UP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 219, 16 September 1930, Page 9

FARES UP.

SUBURBAN BUSES.

INCREASES AUTHORISED,

HIGHER RUNNING COSTS.

TWO APPLICATIONS DEFERRED.

Increases in the fares on the St. Helier's-Kohimarama. the western, suburbs, the Parrmure and the Pukekohe bus services were authorised at a meeting of the Auckland Transport Board to-day. Two other applications were deferred for investigation before the next meeting of the board.

In the case of the St. Heliers-Kohi-marama service, in respect of which an application "was made by Mr. L. J. Keys, Ltd., it was stated that the higher scale would produce £541 additional revenue a year, and that the extra running costs would be £813. The increases proposed were: — Workers' weekly tickets, 6/3 to 6/0.

Concession cards, increased by 6d each.

Objections were made by the Taniaki Ratepayers and Residents' Association.

Mr. Y. R. Meredith said that Mr. Keys ■was bearing 34 per cent of the extra cost himself and only 66 per cent was passed on to the public.

"We are satisfied about the correctness of the figures," said the chairman, Mr. J. A. C. Allum. "It is a reasonable application. We are in a position to judse."

Mr. E. J. Phelau urged that the appli cation should be deferred.

Mr. G. Baildon objected to this course and described the application as a "clear case."

The application was granted on the motion of the chairman.

Pukekohe and Penrose.

The increases in connection with the City-Pukekohe and the City-Penrose services, operated by W. J. Wheeler and Sons were:— Citv-Penroee.—Workers' tickets, 3/ to 3/6. * City-Pukekohe Route.—lncrease of 1/ on all workers' weekly tickets. Mr. Phelan said that the whole burden was being placed on the workers, and he opposed the application for that reason. A representative of the company said that the workers had agreed to the proposed higher scale. The new fares were approvedWestern Suburbs. On all routes of the Auckland Bus Company, operating in the western suburbs, an increase of 6d in the return fare and 3d in the single fare on all routes (Sundays only) was approved. City-Panmure. Authority was given to Mrs. F. Crawford, .operating the City-Ranmure service, to increase the present return fare by Id and to charge a fare of 7d single between Ellerslie and the city. Applications Deferred. The applications of the Passenger Transport Company and of Suburban Buses, Ltd., will be dealt with at a later meeting-

"We must know more about the objections being made; 0 said the chairman, when numerous protests were read. In the case of the Passenger Transport Company the chairman was authorised to arrange a conference bei tween the local bodies concerned and the operators, to find out the position. The objectors in the case of the application by Suburban Buses, Lt<L, were the Te Papapa Ratepayers and Householders' Association and the Merrilands Ratepayers and Residents' Association, lie application was supported by the One Tree HOI Borough Council. Figures were placed before the board showing that the increased fares would produce £1271 and that the increased cost would be £496. The schedule of fare proposed showed an increase of Id a trip for cash fares on all the outward trips to Symonds Street and Newmarket, 6d on concession cards and 3d on workers' weekly tickets.