TRAMWAY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18571, 22 December 1925, Page 18

TRAMWAY BOARD.

MR W . J WALTER APPOINTED

CHAIRMAN. ™« Tramway Board met yesterday afternol « He S sr ß H.Pea r (eh--Z), Geo. T.Bodth. J A_ STaylor, John Wood, W. J. Walter D. „i V. W. White. An apology for the 'absence of the Hon. J. Barr was received. "IT the Pilous meeting it «• ""Jg th at the. election of " place at a full meeting of the Board. the matter of tne J 5 " 1 """., Barr'a absence nitely at *•* fr B«r ■ on _ B^,"^tU h w« TulT «cond.d. and was 86r At 6d the'previous meeting, Mr A.. S. Taylor and Mr W J Walter were nominated for the" consent of his pronoser withdrew his nomination. ■ P Therl being no further nominates, Mr Walter was declared elected. ■ - Mr Tavlor was elected deputy-chairman. Ssnrasw; ssrf a «a l."hi, ..a,.»u, t. do M. m». h. ] a.....j th« RUBDort of every member of the Board ana ne chairman, 1 Mr H, Pearce." He said that £? Pear™ had done excellent scrv.ee dar.ng his term of office as chairman. Mr Booth seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. School Holiday Excursions. The report of the Works and Traffic Committee which was adopted, stated.— Previous experience •of reduced fares during school holidays showed thaWhey were popular; more passengers traveled than during previous school holiday periods, but revenuo 1 was less. Notwithstanding this, the committee proposes once more to. test the matter out. It will issue a seaside Is reTurn ticket for an adult, and 6d return for a child from any section on any of the other lines It is open for people to purchase these tickets for any trip in the mornings, and to" return at any time during the day. Sundays and public holidays are excepted. For those who want to commence their trip in the Square, another return ticket will be issued—adults 6d, children 4d As extra cars will doubtless be required to tako these excursionists to the seaside in the mornings, •md would under ordinary circumstances come back to the Square partially empty, it is proposed to offer the seasido residents some inducement to come into town by these cars. The 6d and 4d return tickets will be available for seasido residents also, if purchased between 0.12 a.m. and noon. They may return to the seaside at any time during the day. The Season's Greetings. From the chairman of the Heathcote County Council and from the Upper Sanatorium, Cashmere Hills, were received cards conveying the season's greetings. The chairman wished the members of the Board, the Board's staff, and the representatives of the Press, a Merry Christmas. . On the motion of Mr Wood, seconded by Mr White, a. vote of thanks was accorded to the Board's staff. , Miscellaneous. The St. Martins Burgesses' Association wrote thanking the Board for better service, and asking for 3 tram to leave the Square at 10 p.m. on Sundays.—Referred to the AVorks and Traffic Committee. Mrs Phillip, Stratford street, Pendalton, wrote expressing thanks to tho Board for having provided a seat for waiting passengers. Mr J. J. Dougall wrote that a passenger who had refused to leave the platform of » car had been convicted and ordvegd to pay costs totalling 30s. Tho General Manager said that the person convicted had been abusive to the conductor, hence the prosecution.