BRIDGING THE HARBOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 8

BRIDGING THE HARBOUR.

The report of the city engineer on this subject is curious reading. One does not need to be a fully-qualified civil engineer to know that any ferry service cannot give the facilities that a bridge can. A bridge is open night and day. There is no waiting in a queue for the next boat, but the advantages are too obvious to need mentioning. Mr. Bush says there is no doubt that the cost to North Shore residents would bo very largely increased. There is very much doubt indeed about this. Let Mr. Bush produce his figures. Is he aware that the total fares paid to the Ferry Company are sufficient to pay six per cent on £S00,000? Can he not realise that the bridge would treble the present traffic in a few years and consequently the toll charges would be inversely proportionally, less than at present? Mr. Bush's opinion is directly opposite to that of 25,000 people who signed the petition to Parliament, to the Town Planning Associatioa, to the Government that is sending its engineers to make a flying survey, to the Auckland Automobile Association, and to many others. lam not a member of the Harbour Bridge Association. This is written without their knowledge. lam writing because I know Auckland Province very well from ond to end and I can see plainly the great benefits that the bridge will bring to every man, woman, and child in the province. AUCKLANDER.