POINT CHEVALIER AGAIN.
Sir, —Now the public are warming up x to the transport question, because they |8 are asked to. pay a small increase on cession cards, 1 think, the people of Point Chevalier are the most loyal supporters ■>; the Transport Board has had to deal with. Increase their fares, reduce their section, V and cut down the time-table, and still they pay up with never a protest. We;\iff used to enjoy a 10-minute service, then it was considered, as the place grew, minute service would be 0.K., as the loss was so heavy. Still the district grew, and the service was thought too frequent, so we dropped back to a 15-minute service, and still the houses went up, the school enlarged, with-over 6jo on the roll. We now e,ijoy a 20-minu.te service, and pay threepence to ride from the hall to the beach, a little over a mile, and we are in the happy position, of knowing the trams will be run at the same figure. We have yet to see the Auckland Gas Company increase the price of gas because of the keen competition of electricity. But that is quite different to transport! That's a business, and they pay a dividend. > M. P. Hcoper. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20402, 2 November 1929, Page 16
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207POINT CHEVALIER AGAIN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20402, 2 November 1929, Page 16
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