THE PROPOSED PURCASE OF MOTOR BUSES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2164, 1 June 1914, Page 4

THE PROPOSED PURCASE OF MOTOR BUSES.

Sir,-- I notice by an article -appearliter in yonr paper of ;J[ay 2ft. that tho council 'have, decided io jfcKhjas'p, thtt'o motor buses, and at) what I consider ,i ijlbst) %-iirc., viz,.,. , £ ; |305 each. It is surprising to me. who has taken some slijrhf, inlercs; lu moior vehicles, that absolutely no comment lias been madic -ssfiW. 'by *jWs>' .c«Wpcillur or ratepayer regarding tlia :!»{* fcnre being paid. What suVpri'ses tries mostly is: thai at far hs. 1 am aware, no local -body in Australasia has asked their ratepayer? f°'' celticlo.;' fiv my'optniou, if. tin* Sspjj.isil has not detiuitely commuted themselves to purchase these Inves tho;i should serJous.lv . consider (ho matter before finailv dohiß so ; •' I would -like to poiivt out that tho Kc-11>;irnc ant] Karon Motor litis Com* iKttiy ■ rcceni.lv purchased tliree motor tni's.&s, and' 'the- nrices stero AS 40 horse-power bus, emnpide £S*>o, and 80 horse-power bus. £700.' Tiie.sc prices prove lii nie tliat tlin._ figures .lppearim; in your paper mo evidently out of all proportions !o these paid by a priniio company (bat counted the cost for what-th.-iy considered .a (joe.d proposition. ■ -tn the f'aco <if these fa.".fs I do prolost; agaiiii't rat cpaycrs beinix . called upon to. fuvd such a I'arce amount of money for these buses.—l -ft'ffl. etc.. iu'l nrAYLR.