HATAITAI BUSES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 120, 17 November 1936, Page 6

HATAITAI BUSES

VICTORIA TUNNEL ACCESS

Although further improvements were suggested, satisfaction was expressed at last night's meeting of the Hataitai Municipal Electors' Association with the recent alterations to the bus services; .-....;•. The General Manager of the Corporation Tramways, (.Mr. M. Cable) wrote that the two-section trip from Roseneath summit to the Hataitai School would be reduced to a onesection trip, and that all buses after 8.48 p.m. would continue from Roseneath round to Hataitai, while the service to the tram terminus would be extended to include Te Anau Road. A request for a concession ticket on. buses was refused owing to increased working expenses due to the 40-hour week. The Town Clerk (Mr. E. P. Norman) wrote that though the works committee could not see its way to improve access to the Mount Victoria Tunnel, the contemplated construction of Ruahine Street would reduce the volume of traffic at the intersection. ' It was resolved to press further for improved access to the tunnel. ■. .;-

It was decided to join the; Beautifying Society. , The City Council was requested to plant trees in the area between Alexander and Ariki Roads.

Complaints were received regarding a badly-lit low-level footpath in Arawa Road, and the insufficient tramway service in Hataitai between 7.30 a.m. and 8.15 a.m. ; '