RAILWAY BUS FLEET
WELLINGTON-HUTT RUN A PRACTICAL MONOPOLY Proas Association. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. As tlie outcome of negotiation* tnti the proprietors of the principal motor bus fleets operating on the Hutt Bom the Railway Department is to Hats practically a monopoly of the bu* service between Wellington and Hutt. , If the deal is concluded, and the indications are said to be that it will the department will control about “ buses, which previously competed wit* its suburban railway service. Only one privately-owned service, the six bo*** of which do not run a full-time service, will remain on the road. The acquisition of the additions! buses is in accordance with Ibe department's policy of buying out competitive private enterprise bus services where it is considered certain that these can be run at a profit by the department. The fares will not b* altered, and it is understood the present staffs will be retained.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 274, 9 February 1928, Page 10
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