BUS REVENUE DECREASE

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28414, 22 October 1957, Page 14

BUS REVENUE DECREASE

’Flu And Weather Blamed

“Most unfortunate.’’ was the description applied to the repor T on the four-week period ended September 15 made to the Christchurch Transport Board yester-l day. The severe influenza epidemic, together with the bad weather in the school holidays.; caused a very severe drop in passengers and revenue. Further,, the first day of the trotting meet- i ing at New Brighton was abandoned. The estimate was that those factors reduced the revenue by at least £4OOO. The revenue was £40,988. against £42.666 last year. Th° passenger figures dropped from 1.708.614 to 1,513.358. Residents in the Withells road area asked the board to withdraw their 40 properties from the rating area until a service was provided. The only service to outside the rating area was to Templeton, said the chairman. The board would be extending services, [rather than reducing them. Rates [had been paid by the area for many years. Legislation was necessary to alter the board’s boundaries.

The board decided that the present “in” stop in Colombo street near Centaurus road at the foot of Cashmere Hills was in the best position for all purposes. Residents had petitioned that the stop be replaced in Cashmere road and a new stop made further north in Colombo street near Whersteade road.