THE THROUGH TRAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 197, 18 August 1908, Page 4

THE THROUGH TRAIN.

PARLIAMENTARY SPECIAL' '.:; RETURNS. 'iUe Parliamentary special train l«ft Auckland railway station at 10.20 p.m. last evening on its return jottrirtjf' through to Wellington. The journey i»d been timed to commence at this end so _ as to ensure the negotiation of the cent tral (uncompleted) portion of the line during daylight. Taumarunui was reaeael early this morning, and the train is: cfr pected to land its passengers , at the Manawatu station, Wellington, by si* o'clock this evening. By about 10 o'clock, nearly all the passengers—members of Parliament and their wives, and several Government officers, all of whom had journeyed to Auc!» land for the fleet week wore comfortably ensconced in their car? | riages, which, as on the northward tfiff.' were fitted up with all conveniences lQf ■' the long 20 Sour journey. The Ptisit. Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) and ■jSejlj majority of th e members of both Houwi of Parliament embarked shortly before that hour, and a few minutes after tte scheduled time, the special steamed out into the night.