DEARER TRAM FARES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 815, 8 November 1929, Page 11

DEARER TRAM FARES

PROTESTS TO BOARD “PENALISING WORKERS” More protests by representative city organisations have been made against the increased tram fares. The Auckland Trades and Labour Council and the Point Chevalier Business Men’s Association both have forwarded resolutions, the first to the Minister of Transport and the other to the Transport Board. The following resolution was carried by the Trades and Labour Council at a special meeting this week: —“That this council strongly protests against The workers of Auckland being penalised to pay the losses on the costly and unsatisfactory bus services by the introduction of increased fares on tramway concession cards, especially when the cost of living is rising and wages are being reduced.”

The resolution also suggested to the Minister of Transport that the Transport Board should be amended to provide for an election of members before 1931.

The opinion that the increased fares would adversely affect the receipts of the Transport Board by discouraging settlement in the outer suburbs was expressed by the Point Chevalier Business Men’s Association. It was decided to advise the board that no reasons had been given for the retention of two sections on the Point Cheva.lier route after the system of penny fares had been abandoned. The association protested against Point Chevalier being penalised by the fact that the proposed tram sections would make it dearer for the public to travel within or near the district.