TRANSPORT IN NAPIER.
THE TRAMWAY SERVICE. QUESTION OF REINST ATMENT. [nv TELEGRAPH.— OWN- CORIIEPPONDENT. ] NAPIER, Saturday. "Many applications for permits and licences to run transport services have been received." said the chairman of the Napier Commission, Mr. J. S. Barton, today, "and it is proposed to have a committee of the Napier Borough Council set up to confer on the matter and to evolve a comprehensive policy." There was urgent need in Napier for an adequate transport service to meet the needs of the residents, said Mr. Barton. Should it be decided to do away with the tramway system which was in operation prior to the earthquake he would be prepared to invito applications for some other system of transport. The tramway system in Napier was not a paying proposition, and Mr. Barton was of the opinion that if the present vehicles could be disposed of satisfactorily it might be possible to get some private individual to make use of the existing rails and overhead gear and the electrical supply to establish a trolly and trailer service. The rails had not suffered to any great extent from the earthquake and to remove them would not be worth the cost involved.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20863, 4 May 1931, Page 8
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