WELLINGTON TRAMS LOSING AT RATE OF £100,000 A YEAR
P.A. WELLINGTON. June 3. An application by Wellington City Council for increases in tram fares will come before the Price Tribunal shortly at the public hearing. The tramway system is now. reported to be losing at the rate of over £lOO,OOO a year. The loss began six months ago, when the Tribunal gave increased wages and allowances to the tramwaymen. Except for reductions in the number of rides on concession tickets, there has been no substantial increase in the Wellington tram fares for about 30 years.
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Grey River Argus, 4 June 1948, Page 4
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