EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 118, 20 May 1932, Page 3

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

The monthly meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council was held, last night. The Mayor (Mr. S. F. Fisher) presided, and there were also present Councillors J. F. Rockstrow, E. N. Battersby, Margaret Magill, A. Varney, W. F. Hornig, A. Walker, C. A. Eendle, and E. W. Wise.

Traffic returns for April,.with figures for April, 1931, in parentheses, . are:—t'.s.s. Muritai, passengers carried, 2088 (4580); round trips, 20 (13); distance steamer, 300 miles (195); oil fuel used, 13 tons (12). s.s. " C'obar, passengers carried, 21,659 (17,938); round trips, 104% (97%); distancg steamed, 156714 miles (1462%);' coal used, 47 tons (47). The annual survey of the two ships took place in April. During the month, the buses ran 561 trips to Wellington, covering 18,973 miles and using 1966 gallons of benzine. Permits for three buildings to the total value of £719 were issued in April. The Town Clerk (Mr. C. L. Bishop) reDorted that in April the ferry traffic receipts were £250 lower than in April last year. A fall of over £100 in season tickets and £100 in ordinary traffic largely accounted for the loss. In the bus department a decrease in revenue of over £300 was shown. Most of 'the loss, like that of the ferries, was because of the times, but a small portion was no doubt due to the shifting of the Wellington terminus from Mercer street to Lambton. ■