EN ROUTE TO THE RACES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 103, 24 January 1908, Page 9

EN ROUTE TO THE RACES.

TRAFFIC AIUUNGEMIivrS CRITICISED. J A SUBURBAN COMPLAINT. ' A number of. Hutt and , Pctbno-. residents., a tf-; havo,. complained < of. what > thoyterm r unfair. * treatment at tlio hands of tho Railway, partment'on: Anniversary Da.v,'.- TJipivarious protests, crv&tallised, go. to.show that: tho. ..Railway, Department,'', m • arranging. 1 its, racer.,; : traffic.tipie-ta|>lo' for. Wednesday, 22, > 'had,'.for-some reason, overlooked -.tho.i e^uirer-, ments of tho Hutt and l'etono people ■ v, In consequenco of thiß neglect,, it is statt4 ( l . residents of thoso districts who wished ta attend the raoo carnival at Trcntham }iad, .-ivN l ; i Avilly-mlly,. :to - proceed :first' to , .Wellington I in order to trench their destination,: as train i., :, -~; I after train passed': through tlio v suburban, otations .without stopping. This, ciremtoiis procedure; cost first-class .]>assßi)gers:,6si f ,:ftnd'::v,vtd -passnngors' 4s. - instead, of: f 43 Gd and 3s CJ, lesptctnclp, On the i j return'journey thej had' tho'option, of : travel-,;:a .ling per train leaving Trentliam at 4.53 p.m., ■- • \>cfore'the races, were- oveyj- or . having ito.-ro-: turii'Mii' thoi same manner us they,.Tiadf- set ( , -it-; out , 'J ho complaint seemed a reasonable one, and was .duly , investigated .by - a Dominion •. • representative , 'TOE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS .:. Iho pressman interviewed >Miv J. ; Arthur, . traffic -Superintendent •. nfc .Wellington. a ■■■■;, i \i,.y " It's tlio same old storv," said ho "Wo v spend,pounds,-and .pounds',in..printing holiday . .t|ime-tablcs,.:aud , ad\ , ertising., traihc ((U'range-. . • monts in , tlio newspapers, jand people never. ■ trouble to read thain.",: It. was explained . . thoji , ill ;, order. that . the Huft and Pctono peojilo should be able: to,.travel- to .the • races •.:r i v , .j| m comfort,;.a /special, train was set down to , ::\>t, leave at, 1() a.m. It left Lower Hutli .- -.m: , with vcrv v fcw;.passeiij!ers. ■ ■ Another,: train>, .vw which .camo froni 'Wellington, was , timed t<» • . leave Potoim at 1.2.21, p.m. and Lower Hutt- :r: . at. ,1,2.53 - p.m. ■ 011 > tho..return • journov,, tho > suburban passengers had tlio. ontioit of returning- hopie, by trams leaving 1 rentham ah .4.53-p.m...5.59 p.m., and; 6.3S p.m. ■ Mr.';. -' : Arth'iir; added,:that ;tho: raihvav traffic on : Anniversary. Dav exceeded anything ho had .-.v pver. experienced before., and rho, considered ■ fliat thoiarrangeniftiits were admirably,carried--out; all,tho avnilablo rolling stoclc being,roquisitionrd. - It was. pointed, out; that ■ tlio tram \ arrangements for ; to-morrow: ((Saturday) .would lio precisely;the same; as on-the ;. ■ previous Saturday: 'V y' v '. :