To the Editor of the "Nowri-Cuina Dany News."
Stn,—With reference to the articles appearing in your issues of the 13th and Iath instant, dealing with trock operations and fares respectively, is, I think, regrettable that no reference was made to us prior to their publication as otherwise their various inaccuracies could have been obviated, The facts. are as follows:—
Your article of June 13, 1928. 1. Work commenced in North Szechuen Road on May 2, 1928, and not months ago as is suggested in your article.
2. Two separate stretches of the roadway have been excavated, each] being approximately 150 yards in length. Reinstatement of the rond-way is proceeding on one of the stretches referred to.
Your article suggests that the] whole of North Szechuen Road from, a little beyond Range Road right up to the Public School hus been opened up; far from it.
3. The service frequency between Bubbling Well and Hongkew Park' is from five to six minutes depending upon traffic requirements, Accord ing to your article the service frequency is nine minutes.
4. The work being undertaken by' the Company consists of the substitution of double track for single} involving an alteration alignment of the existing single! track. Not an easy job and rendered less easy when traffic has to be kept going during operations.
think you will agree that some wrwlede of the detailed needs of the job is required before an opinion of any value can be expressed as to whether work is proceeding at a fast} or slow pace.
In this connection it might interest you to know that rapid hardening, cement is being used at considerable extra cost, in order to accelerate! completion of the work.
We'would Rave been only too glad, to have furnished details' had we been given the chance, but a visit was paid instead to the Municipal Council for information regarding] the Tramway Company.
'5. Track operations have been and] are being carefully conducted under foreign supervision.
This Company has no part in! the recent excavations at the Public} School, put it is nevertheless blamed for them in your article.
Your Article of June 14, 1928.
The following table gives the! average charge per mile, in Copper Cents, now in operation, as compared with the year 1913:— ter Chas Sap CLs 1913 '308 308.
CopperCents Copper Cents 198 637 12 equivalent to, 23.19 per cent. oF in, other words, the cieulating rate dollar, 130.20 copper cents per"
For the month of May 1928, tha average rate of depreciation of Copper Coins was equivalent to 65.63. per cent, which means a cite culating sate of 200.5 copper cent per Mexican della, "Avplying these rates of depreciate tion to the average charge per mile, copper cents, as above, we gel 1018 1st Close 208 Copper Conte—23.10%
ard Class 200° Capper Conte—28.10%
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