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SYDNEY TRAM FARES

KO ALTERATION LIKELY It was stated in tramway circles in Sydney recently that in consequence of the probable deficit of £2-30,000 on the tramways, the authorities were contemplating raising the tram fares in the metropolitan arch. When the matter was brought under the notice of the Premier he stated that the Cabinet had never discussed the subject, nor had it been oven mentioned. In bis policy sporch ho had intimated that if it were possible, the Government would reduce the fares. “So far,” added 31 r Lang, “ we have not been able to do SO ’’ The Minister of Railways, Mr Flannery, was more emphatic. If there was ’to be an incroas in the fares, be said it would have to be subject to Cabinet approval. The commissions had not even mentioned the matter to him. ‘‘As it would be against tho declared policy of the Government to raise fares,” said Mr Flannery, “I do not sec anv likelihood of an increase. But I would point this out to the public. The trams, m t)w last quarter, ran 30,000 tram mile more than in tho c a me quarter of lust year, and we carried 250,000 passengers fewer than in the same quarter of last year. Tho trams are the property of the people, and as such, the people should patronise them. The decreasing revenue on the trams, however, is a matter that must receive constideratkMJ, 1 '

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Evening Star, Issue 19298, 10 July 1926, Page 3

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SYDNEY TRAM FARES Evening Star, Issue 19298, 10 July 1926, Page 3

SYDNEY TRAM FARES Evening Star, Issue 19298, 10 July 1926, Page 3

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