RAIL FARES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20343, 16 September 1931, Page 10

RAIL FARES.

REDUCTION FROM NEXT.* LITTLE ALTERATION nj SUBURBAN RATES. CFIIOJI Our Parljamixtaby WELLINGTON, September 15 Tlis Railways Board lias upon, a reduction from Sunday ngxtoi 20 per cent, on ordinary single ticket fares, and to institute holiday excnrai*. rates (equivalent to a re4uctiq a !? rather moro than 20 per cent, ary fares) for return tickets until further notice. " 1 Suburban railway fares will be liftfe altered by the reductions recently nounced except in Auckland, stantial concessions are beijig nuulMt enable trains to meet the fceavy com petition from trams and well organic bus services. In Chvistchurgfr. Dmmk. and Wellington, however, 0 _ i suburban concession rates eoveife journeys to and from the Oity*iUj£ main, but in case of passengers travel, ling from intermediate staflojis iW suburban routes without conjnletijug ft* journey to or from the city fefluetirai will be made because thee? jottrawi were previously charged tor theiwi2 fares. ' ' - Intermediate Jopnqyg. / . The Department that 'the" practice of charging ordinary fares- for intermediate journeys slong jmbsrbm routes is a relic of the d&ys when riwsengejrs had to take the train pr nntfeu at all, and the recent alteration# givhjl. travellers to and from the eity stantiul benefits have not inclftfoa who wished to travel only M*t ot'tiie-, j way between suburban passengers Villi now receiyp wwip&l sioiis of apprcmumtely §0 p ef cent.'"*®'-,"" existing rates, ; nd will bg plfged on the same basis as copcetfuon tiielpt { holders. The position in Auckland i? i)i%. ent. The Railways Boajd hfts realUei * for some time that inereaffi*. ■ in suburban fares nearly a • yeyTa&r m ; business was being diverted the services, and as the Departjpejjfc (fopi „ not enjoy a monopoly in thja Bcrridt as is the case in some other centres, lnt has to meet the competition of *&][ organised services running jgq alapn perfect rqads parallel to snbmban Ijffifc ■; a speeial effort is being raaje to-gtai • for the railway its rightful fibpr&jjlfke business. It is felt "1 hat thft n»«B°jof I Auckland suburban lines wjjl regard this reduction in the cost of tnvdUng as very opportune, and that is Bjjwly' .v,l to benefit the railways. Tws : mmplir of how trains will compete fwith mm and bus are quoted, Tha piffliept tijan fare from Auckland to Mt, Albert is tßa- ; -:'|r|i pence return, the new railways!®'® iridic- -jM pence return. The pregept tflpt '-iM Newmarket is eigbtpence repm; rtte |||g new railway fare is retnrn. |i| These concessions are jnuch those being made in other the jlj| Dominion. • "j|j