BOAT AND BUS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 71, 25 March 1938, Page 6

BOAT AND BUS

i EASTBOU RNETRANSPORT

The report of the' Town Clerk, and general manager (Mr,. C. L. Bishop) on traffic matters, " presented to the meeting ■ of \the'- ':E&stbburne. v:Borpugh Council last, evening, -states .that in the ferry department the v :ordihary traffic, receipts- for- February' showed a' de-; crease of approximately £80, as compared with-the corresponding month of, last year.",: .This was brought about by the very unsatisfactory weather,' during the' weekends. The picnic? and special excursion revenue showed an increase of approximately £90 iri excess of that, for. the corresponding month of last year. The total revenue for the eleven months'of the financial year was approximately £440 higher than- for the corresponding period of last year. The expenditure for the same period was approximately £500 worse than for this period of the last financial year. ' . .

.In'the omnibus ; department, > the traffic receipts for February showed an increase of, approximately £125 and the total" for the eleven months showed a satisfactory increase as compared with the corresponding period1 last year. Expenditure ; was a good deal higher, than'for ihisCperiod of the last financial year, but the increased revenue would rribre than meet the increased expenditure., '".

Mr. Bishop, in the report on the bori ough, said thafthe' total! rate ■■ collections to the end' of -February, including discount allowances, amounted to £11,300, made ■ ;up of £10,200- oii.account of current rates and £1100 on account of-arrears. The, rates struck for the current year amounted to. approximately £11,200 and 91 per cent, of the current year's rates was collected. ; During the past few years there had been a steady improvement in rate collections and the position was now very satisfactoryExpenditure had been somewhat above the estimates, but this had been brought about by foreshore protection and other subsidised work. . :