HAMILTON TAXI FARES
INCREASE TO BE MADE An increase in tho fares of taxis operating in Hamilton will bo made within a week, according to the No. 1 Licensing Authority, Mr. E. J. Phelan, in an interview yesterday. Mr. Phelan added that the exact charges had not yet been fixed. Taxi fares in Hamilton are the lowest in the Dominion and at a recent sitting of the authority were described by Mr. Phelan as being "more like bus fares." The present charge is Is for tho first mile and 6d for each additional half-mile.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23662, 22 May 1940, Page 10
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94HAMILTON TAXI FARES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23662, 22 May 1940, Page 10
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