Off-peak bus fares
Sir, —Pensioners can ride , on any bus in Auckland City j for 5c regardless of distance., between the hours of 9 a.m. ( to 4 p.m. Would this “pen-. sioner’s perk” not bring added revenue to our Transport Board? The elderly would use the buses more often for short distances, especially in the city 1 from, say, Tuam Street or 1 Lichfield Street to Cathedral ; Square.—“ Yours, etc., J PENSIONER. May 27, 1973. 1 [Mr J. F. Fardell, general J manager of the Transport Board, replies: “The suggestion put in by ‘Pensioner’ would not increase the board’s revenue. The suggestion that buses would be used more often for short distances, especially in the city from Tuam Street or Lichfield Street, to Cathedral Square, would mean that at 5 cents, the fare would be dearer than the current pensioners’ fare, the first section of which is now 4 cents.”]
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33252, 15 June 1973, Page 8
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150Off-peak bus fares Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33252, 15 June 1973, Page 8
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