KELBURNE-KARORI MOTOR-BUS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1941, 26 December 1913, Page 4

KELBURNE-KARORI MOTOR-BUS

Christmas ?s tho timo for novelties, and so it is lilting that in the streets should bo seen tho first motor-bus to play for hire on this festive time. The advent of (his pioneer Ims is of special interest to citizens,, largely because of tho wonder of what- is to follow it. Tho bus went through its debutn.nt-o paces yesterday, down Willis Street, Lambton Quay, to tho Post ' Office, round Kent Terrace, up .Adelaide lioad I.') Island Bay, to LyaiS liav, Oriental Bay, and back, and just 51 minutes was tho record for. its first inn. Time was lost also in pulling up short down the 1 in 9'grade of Adelaide Koad to Berhampore. to see how tho brakes acted. Tho 'faces of those inside—tiro directors of the company, the representative of tho Arji.vl-e Co. (which supplied tiro ehassies) slioived pleasure, as_ lite vehicle answered every call of its competent driver. Thoroughly satisfied, too, was tho 'town Clerk and Corporation expert, and a member of the Karori Boronali .Council. It is well known that. Hie company intend to run from KelburiK; to Karon ■ when the two other buses nro finished. In the. meanwhile this one will .ran at ivruuir intervals round tho Queers Drive, commencing to-day. The summer in which the body has been fnrnod ■ out 1-i'fles-ts every credit oil the loe.il firm of coach-builders. Messrs. Crawley, Hid-

i lev. Co.