WADESTOWN TRAMWAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 7

WADESTOWN TRAMWAY.

NEW SCALE OF FARES. DIFFICULT PROBLEM OF THE . SECTIONS A report by the Tiamway Boaid of Management on tlio question of re-aj- v raiigement of sections on.the Wadestown tramway was laid befoie tho City Council at its mooting last night. Tho repoit fief out paiticulais lelative _ to the length of sections and tho piesent concession tickets, 1 and then proceeded:

' ! •'!'A ; : 'difficulty- 1 arises '■ in proposing;.any alterations■ in the' sections owing- to. the, fact , : that this ; :district , -■■;is' 'separate l } , rated. , .; v''-I'hp- lengths; of the various iSec- , • tions are ; :umloubfed]yysh6rbi:but 'if any. alteration -takes places -the result' would; bo; a • less• profitable one, , , as /regards; tht> rpyenue-collected,v;"nnd. the, yincreased loss would require *to, be ..borne by. tho city and. not by ■WadesWwri:':.' !; lh,order, to keep'proper accounts''of those';travt'lliiiß ■ -..over!-.what 'are'/jlurely Wadestovvn section's ; and :..those / over-; tho '.city, se<v tionsv it is'necessary-that the';' , ending and. beginning;"of the sections rhou'd be at -the; junction; of : {Park; Street- ..and Tinakori Road. -Thei 'board-is of .opinion, 'however;.-that,the .concession tic-' ;.kets; at'/piesent existing.'might;be ,-.remodelled pn.'-.the ".following , ',sbale.t-r-Wadesto'wn to Park.Street,' 12-rides for •Is; , --"6d.;■; % Wadestown;, '. to : Government Buildings, 'fl2;.rides' 'for- .2s:';/ , Wades- , town' to.Manners Streetj 1-2 rides.for 2s. 'Qα.-; Kidbrobk Street to Buildings, 12 rides fp'rls: 6d.,j ..Edbrook Street, to, Mariners Street, 12,'rides;for/2s, J-. ■':' . ;'/'|This;wou]d give cheap riding.:to the 'residents' |ofyWadestpwri,/.right to I the coutre , of ■ the city, •whilst-, the 'casual riders . \vpuld; pay fulL .fare's;- and '-elp towards ; tho loss of working on this route. •. }■ As' long as W.adestown remains a separate, undertaking.-we are unable, to suggest that ;any alterations be made in the. sections at present existing." ;,' .•'-After..brief discussion,'the. report was. adopted, ph.the understanding .that the question is. to be again , ; considered by the council.^ ■■■:■'■■■".'■■/: :■..•,■''..■. (• .• ■■'■~,■ ~: -.'-.V.