Referendum on the report of the Special Federal Reserve Committee

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Identifikator:: 1827879114

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221388

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Referendum on the report of the Special Federal Reserve Committee

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Year of publication:: 1930

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councils for the up-keep of main roads, These are falling into disrepair, and meanwhile there is a provision of £100,000 a year from the Common- wealth in the shape of a Federal Road Aid Grant, on condition of a contri- bution of a further £75,000 from the Tasmanian Government, not available for maintenance, but only for the cost of new construction and capital im- provement of main roads called Federal-aid roads. This new construc- tion and capital improvement are not really wanted, so that the money put up by the Commonwealth .and the State is, in effect, wasted, and the only result is to provide facilities for more motor traffic to compete with the Tasmanian Government railways, which are losing about £300,000 a year. The question suggests itself why the Federal Government should not allow its money to be spent on some form of transport which Tasmania does want, e.g., the maintenance of her existing roads, or even improved ship- ping communication with the main- land. 36. Another thing that struck us is the bad condition of the stock routes mm parts of the country, and the little effective control that seems to be exercised over them. We recognize that it is necessary to avoid the utilization of such routes as a means of obtaining grazing country for nothing, and that they cannot, therefore, be made too attrac- tive for the purpose they are designed to serve; on the other hand, if the routes were in a proper condition and their utilization effectively controlled, they would provide a means for the transportation of stock at a very much less expense than any other way. In- deed, one answer to the pastoralists who call for the construction of uneco- nomic railways seems to be, Why do vou not see that the means of trans- port which are already provided are kept in proper order? *? Tramways. . 87. It is evident from the figures we have quoted in paragraph 81 that tramways in Australia still maintain their place as a recognized means of transport in urban districts. We relieve that they are profitable under- ;akings, but we would issue a word of varning against too great confidence n this state of things continuing, recause the experience of other parts 'f the world—especially the more con- tested areas—is that tramways are inding difficulty in competing with, wd are gradually being ousted by ther forces of transport, i.e., buses, harabancs and other motor vehicles. "he difficulties created by the in- reased use of private motor cars, and he consequent congestion of the traffic n the larger cities, makes the rigidity if tramways, confined as they are to pecial routes and lines, a drawback 'o their efficiency, although the greater sarrying capacity of each vehicle is an wlvantage at the time of peak ” ‘raffic. Motor Transport. 28. Motor transport, even at the tage of its present development, has recome the ordinary means of carrying dassengers over short distances, and rarrying goods for distances up to 40 or 50 miles where there are well con- ‘tructed roads, It is also, by means of the lighter trolley, taking the place *f horse-drawn traffic, and appears to ‘e especially suitable as a feeder for he railways. Future extension of motor transport appears to be almost inlimited, and we commend the action of the Development and Migration Jommission in setting up a committee ‘0 decide upon the most appropriate ypes of motor vehicles for Australia, ind the possibility of the utilization of some other motive power than petrol. Aviation. 39. The extent to which aeroplanes are being used in Australia is shown in the following table: — Australian Civil Aviation, Num- ight ber jo! Flights Aero- tours] 21m plancs| ” RAL Hours. Miles. Year, Pas- [Letters sen- | Car- gers © ried Car- | Num- ried. | ber. 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1097-98 59 66 77 90 5,300 404,000 6,100] 225,000 6,400, 488,001 7,000] 273,000 10,400] 778,000! 17,200 291,000 15,600 11,141,000! 40.700! 302.000

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