FREE TRAM RIDES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2705, 26 February 1916, Page 3

FREE TRAM RIDES

THE CONCESSION TO SOLDIERS. j

The schemefor the issue of free passes. to soldiers on the Wellington tramways had tho attention of the-..! 'Mayor-yesterday. i Mr. Luke-said that it-should be un- /i derstood that the free passes for general / i use would be granted' only to returned. ! soldiers undergoing' medical treatment. •. Those men were allowed only a very j small share Of their pay, and tram fares . 'made heavy inroads into their slender j resources. Other returned men, how- ' 'ever, received at least 7s. a day, and ; the concession would not be extended • ! to them. The City would, however, placo at the disposal of all returned ; i soldiers, whether under, treatment or . j not, an observation car, to run two days ; every week. These cars would be_ re- ■ | served exclusively for retnrned soldiers, i and no fares would be charged.-. Mr..,' j Luko said ho had interviewed the Mayor- j 1 of Miramar (Mr. F. Townsend), and Mr. > Townsend- on behalf of his council hadgranted to the soldiers the right to _ride'' free over the Miramar Borough lines. ; Mr. Luke said lie had not yet succeeded in getting into touch with the Mayor of Karori. He had discussed . j with, Major Francis the question of how i to issue the permits, and an agreement j had been arrived at between the i Tramways General Manager (Mr. W. H. ' Morton) and Major .Francis on a scheme "j of distribution. ; ■ !