CARNIVAL WEEK.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19466, 13 November 1928, Page 13

CARNIVAL WEEK.

SLIGHT FALL IN TRAMWAY RECEIPTS. The General Manager of the Tramways, Mr Frank Thompson, submitted at yesterday's meeting of the.Tramway Board the following report regarding tramway traffic receipts during Carnival Week:— , ■■ ■ i • ■ "The following is the record of Carnival' Week, traffic on all lines: — This year* Last year. £' £ Cup Day' '.'..: 1,130 1,280 Sunday" ... 480 381 • Monday .... 792 829 Tuesday ... 1,030 1,025 Wednesday .... 929 987 Thursday ... 1,213 1,282 Friday ' ... ' 2,110 2,039 . Saturday ... 1,069 1,172 Sunday ... 472 561 . £9,249 £9,556 • "Decrease for the nine days, £307. "The record Show f Day was in 1922-^-£2267/ :■-■ -'-' ■', , : ' ' "I wish to draw attention to the excellent work done by the Traffic Department. The Board's office, car-shed, and power staff also rendered valuable aid. Considering the continued increase in the use of private motor-cars the returns must be considered to be satisfactory. , ■.,.-. "The freedom from accident, too, is a matter for congratulation, "and is evidence of the efficiency of motormen and conductors. '"■ "The control of congested traffic by the Citv Council's traffio staff continues to increase in efficiency, and the tram traffic is correspondingly assisted. It means could be found to relieve Ucoin road of some of the motor .tramcy public convenience would be served. A continuous stream. of traffic in single file'means that the speed is fixed by the leading motor-car and tram-cars have to crawl along with the rest. "The Police Department, too, rendered valuable assistance at the. racecourse', show, and trotting ground entrances. . . . . , ... "Despite the fact, that special facilities, have existed fbr entraining passengers from the western exit of the Snow Grounds for several years, the greater number of people continue'to leave by the Lincoln road entrance, where they have to pass-through a stream of motor traffic in order to gain thetram-can. This inconvenience and danger is entirely absent at the western exit. The report was received..