INCREASED BUS FARES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28895, 15 May 1959, Page 13

INCREASED BUS FARES

Wellington Council Decision (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 14. Public passenger transport fares in Wellington will be increased from 4d to 6d for a single setion. This decision has been reached by the Wellington City Council, whose traffic committee estimated in a report to the council that the new rates would produce £12,000 additional revenue in a full year. On all sections after the first, cash fares will be increased by Id, children’s fares included. One, two, and three-section concession cards will be dearer by 6d and the four and five-section cards by 3d. A report by the City Council Transport Department general manager (Mr W. S. Coppin) stated that, in spite of an increase of £7710 in income for the year ended March 31 last, the department showed a loss of £174,090 for the year. The loss for the preceding 12 months was £172,600. Income for the 1958-59 year amounted to *£895,039. Traffic expenses, however, had increased by £1973 and general

expenses were also up by £5777. Increases in power and fuel and capital charges amounted to £15,405 and £13,020 respectively, and salaries - £7960. Against every £ 1 of revenue, expenditure (including appropriations) amounted to £1 3s lid.