RAILWAY BUFFE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 611, 16 August 1933, Page 4

RAILWAY BUFFE

F"ULL. CONSIDER^g twenty-five per cefj* in refreshment charges INCR^ASE IN PRopJ An advertisement in this is tions reductions in the chn refreshinents in Railway ro, came into operation on'the i stant. In announcing thi^ „ Mr. H. H. Sterling, chairmai ( Railways Board, said that al meeting the board had given cpnsideration to the results been achieved in the last year in the operation of the ment's refreshment branch. result showed an increase in fits on the year's work of j compared with the previoutThis* has been achieved notw ing a drop of £12,728 in the While this position could b( ed as reasonably satisfactc board had given considerable to the question of further mept. The board was satis on the e'xpenditure side the ment of last year left very H( looked for in the way of fu duetion in costs. The fact - that suclr a substantial redi expenditure had been obtai year directed attention to t tion as to whether the redt production cost might not some modification of charg question led to the further that possibly the revenue si( be improved by a stimula business following some ad of prices. The board was fl ed of the fact that in rece there had developed a body lic opinion which eonsidera reduction of prices could be advantage. The board wa: that comparatively recently periment had been made in ection of reducing the cha set meals in an endeavour f late the business. The act had been taken in connectii however, not had the desir: and the original charges hai be restored "as the business department was not in the pc carry the continuing loss. i cently public opinion had beei ing around the charges madi freshments served over the and the board, after considei all the factors, f elt that it i justified in making a reductii principal itenis of consum this category. ; It had therefore decided price of tea, coffee and coco be reduced from 4d to 3d and of sandwiches from 4 each. This would, of course the department in some los outset, but the board felt tha periment was worth while view to exploring the possibi. was the board's policy to ei to provide all its services at lowest possible cost comm with sound business operatio hoped that the public apprec the board' decision as now ar would manif est itself in such lation of the business as wou tain and possibly improve t} cial return to the departmen the same time alford a grea sure of service to the public.