BUSES WILL LOSE £44,000

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 818, 12 November 1929, Page 1

BUSES WILL LOSE £44,000

Deficit by End of March EXPENSIVE SERVICES TO GO FKOM information jriveu t.» the Auckland Transport Board tfn- morning, as the result of an inquiry bv Mr m i ' "' v operated by the board will i ose approximately S 3 44,000 by the end of March next Year Nevertheless the tram extensions now in course of eon straction. or l-rojeefc.l are expected eventually to eliminate certain bus services which arc now losing CLhIOOO a V ear

Mr. A. E. Ford, manager to the hoard, also submitted n return showmi: that for the two arid a-half years covered by 7935-37 the loss caused to ih» transport, system by prlrat elvnwned bus services running; into tile City approximated £361,000. which was exclusive of C 55.000 subsequently paid for buses required to be taken ~ror under the terms of the Motor Omnibus Traffic Act. 1926. The loss was made up as follows: T*ar ending: March HI, ntH.". .. JC53.000 v»ar ending: March r.l, ism; jcins.non Sever months to end of October, 1927 X 149,000 Total £361.000 While the Pity Council realised that it was not possible to make the services it was compelled to take over pay. it felt it was obliged to continue giving the services to residents in the outside areas pending a settlement with the local bodies Into whose disiricts the services were run.” said Mr. Ford. “The City Council desired to extend its tram routes, and thereby reduce the bus losses, and in October, 1927. placed certain loan proposals before ratepayers, which, however. were not approved. "A settlement was not brought about until the passing of the Auckland Transport Board Act. 1928, when the outside bodies came in to 1 share the contrqj and responsibility. Four months after the board came into

a loan of £526.000 was author-' { lsecl hv the ratepayers, and tram ex- . tensions along Dominion Road and to 1 * °uit ( hevalier are now under con- : | straction. T ht- completion of the tram exten- ' sions authorised by the ratepayers on i May S. 1929. affect several of the bus ; services, and upon the completion ot till' tram extensions and their actual , ; operation the following bus losses ! ) will he eliminated: Per Annum, i j Pt S ‘"< n -he'vaii N Jr' tran?‘exte'nih.n" j • vu x.b^r , noa t d tt ; , .‘ si ? n tu - m,: ::,J i Richmond Rd. train . xtenslon | (including Garnet Rd. bus ; Kdenclale Rd.' * train " 'extension!! t’Tpu i i Saving in Avondale service 1 ! ;! ;,ou completion of ft. Chevalier tram extension, provided a feeder service only is run I between Avondale and the Pi. Chevalier Hall corner .. 3,393 The remaining bus services which j 1 will not be eliminated by the trams, and the losses annually are: | Avondale and Rosebank Road .. £::,*H>l ! >”"■ kbouse Bay 1273 R solution 1,551 ! Shore Road .• i <i«c ' 1 Buckland Road 4,37;: i j Hillsboro* and Waikowhai .. .. 1.090 [ Onehunga-Waikaraka Cemetery ISO Total £17.333