The Electric Trams.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12000, 18 October 1906, Page 7

The Electric Trams.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — " Ratepayer," in your issue of Wednesday,* advis?s us not to accept electric trams, because the profito for Wellington in the last six months were only £3429. I say that if our profits for six months were only .£3O, we should accept the electric system. "Ratepayer" forgot to tell us tl-at when steam cars ran in Wellington, they ran at a dead loss till the proprietors of the service actually had to chaug<? steam lor horse-power. — I am, etc., ANOTHRR RATEPAYER. P.S. — He might also have told us that on account of the hilly nature of Wellington, ...the haulage expenses are enormously higher than in a place like Wanganui.