THE WADESTOWN TRAMWAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1139, 29 May 1911, Page 7

THE WADESTOWN TRAMWAY.

KlTlitil-STEII FARKS. Spvakiii!? of liio oxttn.-ion tramway in a report iu*t im'HMiK'd to the rily Council lln> Tramway Kiikhimt (Mr. S. Jticlwirdi-aii) rr-coiiiinoncls that the line .-limilil bo diviclfd hilo tivo iiiMiny .-relion.-, thu first section cxFemling froin Ilio corner jf Park Street :iml Timikori lionil t:i k'iillirmik fcitm't, uml (lie .-ccoml from Ilienci- to the Wndi'.-to'.vii terminus. It is proper! to muk« the city forniinus for the Wailestoivn ears at Ilio general Post Office, and us the two city sections between the General Po>t Office and Turk Street are comparatively .-liort, tlio engineer recommends Unit twelve-trip concession tickets be issued as follows:— Cost of con- Rate cession, per •Tourney. ticket, journey. AVade-town terminus to G.P.O 2s. Gd. 2!d, Wadestown terminus to Lnmkton Quay 2s. Od. 2d. Kidbrook Street to G.P.O. 2s. Od. 2d. Kidbrook Street to Lambton Quay Is. Gd. IJd. Under this arrangement, Mr. Richardson remarks, cash fares on the city sections would remain as on the present Tinnkori Road and Karori cars, and there would bs no special advantage for Thorndon p-ople to ride on the AVadestown cars in preference to the cars of the services now running. As a consequence, ncccrinmodution—which will be limited on Wadestown cars—would l>9 conserved for Wades-town residents. The latter would Set the benefit of a very low rate, while trippers would be required to pay the full ordinary cash fare?. Mr! Richardson mentions that when the construction of the lins was under consideration he reported that the probable loss io the city, including depreciation charges, but excluding interest and sinkin? fund on the loan, would be over £WM a year for a twenty minutes' service. This loss, lip anticipates will not bs materially lessened until the traffic will warrant a more frequent service being run. Messrs. Dalgoty and Co. hold a stock sale at Upper Hjitt on Thursday, Juno 1. A special meeting of the executive committee of the Secular Education Defenco League will bs held in the Unitarian Schoolroom to-morrow evening. An advertisement relating to the Trevor Studios, which are now open at 6G Willis Street, appears elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. Crichton and M'Kay, architects, invite tenders for additions to wool store, at Thorndon Quay.