BUSES CRITCISED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 564, 22 June 1933, Page 5

BUSES CRITCISED

MANY POMPLAINTS COUNCIL DECIDiES TO WRITE T.0 TEANSPQRT BOARD CONCESSION CARD SALES Numerous complaints were yoiced hy practically every eouheillor at last evening's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council eoncerning the fact that concession tickets were not being sold on the Whaka Road buses. . Cr. J! Banks challen'ged the position of the Bus Oompany stating that v the company would hot sell tickets oh the 'buses and he considered it an ahso'lute imposition to pay 6d for one fare. He had had innumerahle complaints. Cr. Goodson asked if the license had heen opposed. The clerk said that the inspector •had objected to the increased fdres on behalf of th'e council. Cr. Goodson: It's the dearest fare in New Zealand. - Cr. Johnson said that it looked • as if the- comuany had only waited uritil •there was no opposition and then proceeded! to do as it liked. The Mayor ( (Mr. T. Jackson) said that in view*"of the numerous complaints, the council had' written to the company and unless hnj improvement . . . were made, it would take action. Cr. Goodson asked what powers the council ha'd. The mayor said that the council had no power except to notify the transport authority. I .Several other councillors voiced complaints which had heen hrought to them. The mayor said that the council eound m'ake representations to the licensing authority, asking that* the company he compelled to sell concession tickets on the buses. A motion was carried that the Transport Board he written to on these

lines. Cr. Goodson also asked the council to enforce the erection of signs on the stopping places.