WELLINGTON TRAM FARES
DEAREST IN NEW ZEALAND After reviewing tramway fares in the various centres, the "Local Authorities Handbook,” the new publication o' the Census and Statistics Office, states that ilj 191.4 Wellington was cheapest and Dunedin clearest among the metropolitan tramway systems, but in 1925 Wellington was dearest (followed closely by Christchurch), while Dunedin was cheapest. During the intervening eleven years, fares in Wellington rose 49 per cent., in Auckland 36 per cent., in Christchurch 28 pe.r cent., in Dunedin only 5 per cent. Among the factors responsible for the relative dearness of fares in Wellington, it is stated, are hilly country, high cost of power, and labour, and low-seating capacity of cars, because of structural limits caused by narrowness of streets. Christchurch is flat, which is an advantage in haulage, but- which reduces tramway revenue by encouraging the cyclist.
In defence of Wellington’s system, it is pointed out that for travelling three or more sections, Wellington's is as cheap as any other system in New Zealand and Australia, whilst the universal 3d. concession cnid, availab.e over any line, and up to six sections, is as cheap a fare as exists anywhere in th* Dornin icv.«
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 238, 22 June 1926, Page 6
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197WELLINGTON TRAM FARES Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 238, 22 June 1926, Page 6
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