THE TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 5

THE TRAMWAYS.

AND SHORTENED SECTIONS.

SOME COUNCILLORS PROT|EBT,

At last night's meeting of tho|Welling. ton City Council, Councilor i Cameron niovedi •"■

That tho Tmmwav Board of Management bo . instructed to furnish a report to tho Tramways Committee on tho following proposals, etc.:— (1) Oh tho number of passengers carried on each city section: for tho four weeks ended December 0, 1912, giving a comparison with tho nunil»r carried on tho old section for

tho corresponding period of last year. (2) Giving tho following alterations in tho regular tramway sections a trial: —For air trams travelling north, via Courtenay Place ond ol section, to be opposite the Royal Oak Hotel. For all teams travelling south ond of section to bo opposite Taranaki Street.

Regular end of section' on all Cuba. Street lines to bo opposite tho Royal Oak Hotel. John Street end of section to bo shifted to Druminond. Street, and Duppa Street ■ end of section to bo removed to Ohilka Street. ' ■' ' ;(3) On the question of introducing an overlapping ticket system, with sections radiating from tho General Post Officoiand south end of FoathorBton Strcot on all linos _ passing or radiating from thoso. points; thereby replaoing tho present regular sections at Cambridgo Terrace and Voitch and Allan's comer with overlapping ; seotions from tho General Post Offico and Feathorston Street,:. (i) Reconsider the present oonces-

sons and report on any improvemonte that can bo mado. "...'.'".

Respecting ' Clause No. 1, Councillor, Cameron said that he hatl found that ho could not get a return, but that was a. mistake. However, ho wished to withdraw the clause,'and moved in that oyrcction.

Councillor Barbor opposed tho withdrawal. Ha said that roturns shoTved that thero was a serious falling-off in tho numbor of passengers carried. This ap-. Slied to last November, as compared with fovcmbor,.,l9ll; Tho return showed that Wellington was on tho deolino as regarded its- tram traffic .' ~, , . , At about,a quarter to elovon tho council adjourned tho discussion till thto' holding of a special meeting, the data of whioh is to bo deoided later.

After the adjourumciit, tho Mayor (Mr. D, M'Laren) taiado the' following: sfaio. ment to tho ipress - "Ever since tile sections have becta. altered a greatly increased number of! concession tickets have been issued, and wo can't say when these concession'tickets aro Used.. There is noexoct check, and no comparison that wo could make with any month, hi last year, would-bo a proper one. The..end\ of - November was a very wet period also. I certainly take up the'position of decrying a policy of eryinir stinking fish in regard, to tho policy of our '_ city, and I am absolutely satisfied from conversations I have had with business men in all quartcrsi of the city, that, there is very strong evidenoo of increasing trado and general advance-, ment in the business affairs ,of the community." , - ( .