PROGRESS LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18101, 17 June 1924, Page 10

PROGRESS LEAGUE.

BAILWAY COMMITTEE

The District Railway Committee cf the Canterbury Progress League met yesterday afternoon. Preeenir—Messrs H. Holland ((chairman), H. Chapman (district traffic manager), H. W. Nicholson, W. Stringleman and P. R. Climie. (A complaint left over from the last meeting, from tho Freezing l Workers end Related Trades Union, that concession rates were not given to workers using tho FarcoraTimara line, was considered. Mr Chapman said that concessions wero usually miide'only on lines branching from tho big centres, such as Auckland, Wellington, and Ohristchurch. .Napier wa 3 an exception. . Mr Olimie moved that the Railway Department should be asked to give Timaru, the same treatment as Napier. The motion was carried. Mr Chapman referred to several matters which haccboen brought under his notice. Ho explained that the annoyance to smokers who had had no accommodation on the North line had been, caused by a casual band, who removed the "smoking" label when cleaning the car. He would see there waa no trouble in future. Tho lighting of tho Little River stock yard had been fixed a. .month ago and the engineers had probably made a start with the new loading yards there. .'-'.. Mr Clijnio referred to "the vexed ques-/ tion of the Kaiapoi workers' train." He said that although the freezing season, was ended, the League might do its best to get a reform in time for the next season.