Bus Service Wanted On New Waterfront

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 569, 23 January 1929, Page 6

Bus Service Wanted On New Waterfront

REMUERA PETITION TO CATER FOR HOBSON BAY Backed by 623 petitioners, a sro .„ deputation waited on the Board yesterday afternoon, asking a bus service from the Victoria Avenue tram terminus via Shore Load an ., Brighton Road. to the city. The deputation came fully prepared even to a suggested time-table, fu ~ gested fares, and a plan of the loadin' and gave tire board an assurance thit the residents would do everything tos ’ sible to make the service a lKivi ' one. The members pointed cut to th board that the distance from the ter minus to Commerce Street was 3 mi j ' 45 chins if the passenger had to tnvby the Victoria Avenue tramway £5 on the proposed bus route the dht3n ' was only 2 miles 63 chains, wtorih showed that the tram route took th passenger a mile away from the riV before commencing to bring him t tow n. The waste of tjme. and a,e inconvenience of travelling in this was stressed. In addition it was pointed out that the great bulk of the are, the Hobson Bay basin Wat J served, the residents having to climb hills for anything up to half a mile before they could board a The board referred the Question to the board in committee, and the subject will be among those to be decided together with the general policy. !