TAXIS ON WATER
NOVELTY FOR AUCKLAND
AUCKLAND, July 20. A fleet of high-speed water taxis will make an appearance on the Auckland harbour next summer. The first of these craft, a mahogany runabout, is fitted with a folding hood and propelled by a 100 h.p. to a '2OO h.p. motor, is now under construction at Auckland, and will be ready to take the water in October. Five others will be built for delivery during the summer. Each water taxi will be in charge ol a uniformed driver, who will have a financial interest in the venture. The service is the first of its kind in New Zealand and will be run on similar lines to those in England, the Lnited States, and Australia, where these high-powered craft receive profitable patronage from pleasuVe-seekers, tourists, and business peoplej who demand rapid transport day or night.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1931, Page 8
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143TAXIS ON WATER Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1931, Page 8
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