LYTTELTON

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27442, 31 August 1954, Page 12

LYTTELTON

BOROUGH COUNCIL I Meets H An improvement had been m** I the type of carriages used Christchurch-Lyttelton line, anj service now compared favourably J?| similar suburban services New Zealand, said the Railways (Mr W. S. Goosman) uwl letter read at a meeting of the T.w388 ton Borough Council last eveninsi Goosman was replying to comot;! a made by the council tnai acconSß? ' tion provided on the Lyttelton? 1 was unsatisfactory. The Minister S that six of the Centennial carriZr 3 had been in use on the steamerZS?* S train since August, 1950. The $ ing carriages had all been in i condition. * Co « -7 Lyttelton people were still not m ting the service for which they l paying, said the Mayor (Mr F 7 Briggs). He and the Mayoress’ll I recently had to travel to ChristchiS at night in the guard’s van, with aiSJ 1 60 other passengers, because J were insufficient carriages on nJ train. A motion by Cr. A. M. Miller tu the Railways Department he 1? quested to improve the service nn£ workers’ trains was carried. The intention of the Post and Th. graph Department to clear then*! i adjoining the telephone exchang, « Canterbury street and to plants ! flowers and shrubs was expressed L* ® letter from the regional ertginoju) t the department (Mr L. O. Tyrell) t « Tyrell reaffirmed the decision of. I S department not to sell part of-the tion to the council as it would quired for extensions to the exe£S|s The council had sought to buy nSS|; the section for public convenffjjSM The letter was received, the* Mita I remarking that at least the towntJl getting some improvement. (prl Representations made by the 1 cil to the Government, throughMftl. R. Lake, M.P., for additional for aged persons were replied toSfJ the Minister in charge of the Security Department (Sir Bodkin) in a letter forwa Lake. The Minister said that theaSli cil was apparently unaware Government had established a mmIJ assistance fund to assist those 4295 security beneficiaries who, thra3i! sickness or other causes, were to meet their commitments security benefits. The asked to advise the Registrar Social Security Department of 9! such cases. There had been a mistake Mkl! where, said the Mayor. The cS3! was well aware of the snerial jBH but was concerned about the nwda l additional housing for the The council decided to write Minister to this effect. - • • ■ -19 c