WELLINGTON'S MAKESHIFTS.
WELLINGTON, July 7
In the official advertisements the Railway Department makes no provision for the IS-mile trip to Trentham to-morrow and Saturday, consequently motor drivers are charging up to ;G2 per passenger, so great ia the rush for cars. Racecourse caterers, anticipating a. lessened attendance* have en-gaged-fewer hands, A prominent railway officer has assured a representative of the " Lytteltori Times" that the coal reserves have not yet appreciably increased owing to the cut, as overseas supplies have not arrived.
A remarkable scene was witnessed on the WolHngtfjn 'waterfront this afternoon, "when "a■'•pro-cession of nearly 50 waggons, laden with goods for shipment by.' i-»o'/.Mokau .to Auckland, waited their turn. rto. discharge at "the ship's side. There has been no Auckland steamer for a fortnight, which added to the congestion of cargo diie to the railway cut. The _ waggons stretched for nearly half a mile. Progress was at- the rate of. a few hundred yards an hour. ...
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9652, 8 July 1919, Page 5
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