TRAMWAY SYSTEMS.
COMPARISON OF FARES. DUNEDIN THE CHEAPEST. (F«om Oub Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, June 21. After reviewing the tramway fares in the various centres the “Local Authorities Handbook,” the publication of the Census ami Statistics Office, states that in 1914 Wellington was the cheapest and Dunedin the dearest among the metropolitan tramway systems, but in 1925 Wellington was the dearest (followed closely by Christchurch), while Dunedin was the cheapest. During the intervening 11 years the fares in Wellington rose 49 per cent., in Auckland 36 per cent., in Christchurch 28 per cent, and in Dunedin only 5 per cent. Among the factors responsible for the relative dearness of the fares in Wellingto are the hilly country, the high cost of power and labour, and the low seating capacity of the cars because of the structural iimite caused by the narrowness of the streets. Christchurch is flat, which is an advantage in haulage, but reduces the tramway revenue by encouraging the cyclist.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3772, 29 June 1926, Page 36
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161TRAMWAY SYSTEMS. Otago Witness, Issue 3772, 29 June 1926, Page 36
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