TRAMS AND FARES

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 122, 19 November 1931, Page 15

TRAMS AND FARES

MR. APPLETON'S POLICY

Statements had been made, in order to disparage his candidature, said Mi-. Applcton at Berharnpore last night, that his policy was to close down the tramways. This was absolutely incorrect. What he did say was that before the Wellington City Council should spend moro money on extending tramways a thorough investigation should bo made as to whether the timo had not arrived to go in for moro mobile transport. He had no idea whatever of closing down tho tram service. He did think, however, that it could be helped bjj; using buses as feeder ser-

vices. "As a matter of fact," said the speaker, "I would go so far as to state that transfer tickets should be used from bus to tram, and the person who is living, say, in Mornington, Vogeltown, or soino other part not served by the trams, should be placed on the same, basis as residents using the universal ticket. I would advocate this measure even if it meant a slight increase in the general rate, because, after all, it is to the interests of the whole of tho city that people should get the pure fresh air of the suburbs.''