TRAMWAY MANAGEMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 21012, 28 January 1932, Page 8

TRAMWAY MANAGEMENT.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir—We have lately been reading that the tramway takings' are decreasing, presumably through fewer people travelling owing to unemployment and want of money, When' the railway revenue decreased the Government reduced the fares, and, we have seen m the Press that on certain sections the takings have improved. Does it not occur to our Tramway Committee that it might explore new channels to increase its revenue? For example, the present Saturday afternoon service to Logan Park is quite inadequate to cope with the number of people going there, and it seems fairly certain that a more frequent service would bring in more than would go out in wages, etc. In any case, if after a fair trial it did not pay it could be stopped. Then as regards the junction-Maori Hill service, the corporation recently admitted haps unwisely) that it was practically carrying passengers free on this suction. Why? This admission was made when replying to a petition from residents in the north part of Mornington for the bus to follow a different route. To have given the change a trial would have cost actually nothing, and would most likely have resulted in more ievenue. It is about time for the corporation to overhaul the whole tram-way-bus system to meet the requirements of the / population.—l am, etc., Sport. January 28.