Consideration has recently been ttiven by the Public Utilities Committee and the Council to the ques~ tion of the adequacy of the mileage teco paid by the China General Omnibus Company and the Tramway Company.
Factors which indicated the inadequacy of the existing fees includ ed the more than doubling of the cost of road materials and the growth in weight and capacity of the omnibuses.
The existing fees under consideration were as follows Omnibuses equip- Tls. 0015 ¢$.0200 ped with pnei- approx.) per mile mate tyres Railless' 'Trams $002 per mile equipped with solid tyros Rallies Trams $0017 per mile equipped with Pneumatic. tyre addition the Tramway Ca, pays the Council a royally of 1.25 per cent. fon the gross receipts from' Railless Trams, Tt was noted that as compared with the original standard omnibus, the Present average omnibus, including vehicles on order, taken half-loaded. was now 22 per ent, heavier; that compared with the original stand= ard omnibus the average railless car was lighter; and that the average Dassenger capacity of the omnibus ect had risen from 30 to 88.
It was considered by the Public Utilities Committee and the Council that those factors justified an increase of 10 per cent. on the existing mile= age fees paid In respect of both omnibuses and railless cars, which corresponded to the 10 per cent. surcharge imposed on all vehicular cence fees last year, and that more over, justieation existed for the addition of a further 10 per cent. making a total of 20 por cent, on the existing mileage fre In respect of omnibuses, having retard to the in~ creased weight and enpacity of these vehicles.
The agreement of the Tramway and Omnibus Companies to these increases, to be effective from May has been obtained, subject ceptance of the Tramway Company's proviso that the matter be subject to. reconsideration when exchange reverts to a more normal level The. French Tramway Company thas also agreed that the increase be applied to. the buses operated by them on the north side of Avenuie Edward VIT'and Avenue Foch, Grading of Educational Staff Renewed representations from the Councit'" Educational Star of As~ sistant Masters and Mistresses for a re-elassifeation of their posts Ted the Ste Committee to consider whether sufficient reasons existed for re-open ing this subject The D.C. (Specials) will inspect the Force in the S.V.C. Drill Hall on Friday, April 28, 1999, at $45 p.m. Parade witt fait in'at 50 pin.
Daess.—Winter Uniform, belt and holster with "pistol "and lanyard, whistle, armlet and baton, no gloves, hho overcoat or raincoat, Medals are to be worn, Summer Uniform.—Requisition order for Summer Uniform to be forwarded to H.Q. through the usual channel not later than Bay 15, 1939.
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