HIGHER BUS FARES?

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1070, 6 September 1930, Page 1

HIGHER BUS FARES?

local bodies approached FOR SUPPORT BUS OWNERS MAKE PLEA The Auckland Motor Omnibus Association, through its secretary, Mr. G. Grey Campbell, has circularised all Auckland local bodies Pointing out why application has been toade to the Transport Board for higher fares, and asking for. sympathetic consideration. Mr. Grey Campbell said, today, that several cases the additional petrol- ** an( l the higher tariff on accesses would mean an increase of anytoing up to £2,000 a year on the maintenance bill of three or four of the ktager companies. In any event, even c °mpanies operating in a moderate Wa ? would have to find well over Most had been working on 80 small a margin of profit that they not stand the increase, but *°uld have to pass it on, or most of it . . After setting out for the information the local bodies the nature of the Mr. Grey Campbell said that * lnce the imposition of the extra duty the companies had been running at tin 08 ?* The reason for the applicawll * c ' r increased fares -being delayed inf ( * Ue to delay of Parliament ®Xing the amount of increase in the »»« tax ’ All operators could subCiJ? 1 ! e tkeir figures from the books. Cam w lng his circular, Mr. Grey of th ell macie a Pica that members Bhmij local authorities concerned of h** rea H se that it was not the fault ae cessa° WnerS tliat the illcreascs were Tupsh rece *Pt of the applications last all l ay ' Transport Board notified authorities within its district lie J r^ er that objections, if any, might