THE TAXI-CAB TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1392, 19 March 1912, Page 5

THE TAXI-CAB TRADE.

A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. rfly TelesriDh.—Special Corresoondenl.l ■"'.'. Auckland March 18.' Apparently a difference of opinion exists is to whether it pays to drive a taxi-car ji Auckland. Some drivers told a reporter Mi Friday that trad© is brisk. Other drivers now have a different story to toll. A prominent driver proprietor stated that trade was distinctly bad, so bad, in fact, that four at least of tho drivers ivevn. leaving to-day with their cars for 3ther parts of the. Dominion. Asked as to the cause, he Said that no doubt the number 'f iccidents recently had somethins to do with the slackness of trade, ivould-be hirers boinp a trifle nervous. He nUo considered that far too many cars wipe on the road, and said that whereas a.while "back ho could always put by a few pounds weekly, now he found it very difficult to pay running expenses and wages, "he driver in question stated that this was the opinion of the majority of the drivers, ana that though they usually did.a fair day's business when the mail h<\dts wore in", on Friday last when tho Moldavia and Zcalandia were in port at ono timo of the day nearly 30 cars were on tho rank. When, however, the question was referred to a firm who have a. large number of cars running, they stated that as fur as they were concerned the iaxi business is a very profitable one.