BETTER TRAIN SERVICES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 5

BETTER TRAIN SERVICES.

, CONFERENCE AT PALMERSTON. (BT. TELBOUAI-H,—SPECIAL CO-'JUKSI'MNUSNT-J " . .. . Palmorston North* May 10. ■ A conference .of ;delegate3 from l Chambers : 'of ■ Commorco; .will be held at ' the'.; Council Chambers, Palrnerst-on, to-morrow to discuGs general railway.; facilities botweon tho East and West Coasts, riiore.-cspebially in connection ';with .the question of the Main Trunk service;'..'asit aifects.'tho ;' district.'.:.. .Tho Chambers.J represented' - will be ;as fol- ■ low:-j- Carterton, Mr. G. A. Fairbrother; Dannovirke, Messrs. T. L. Buick and Tlios. Bain:-Hastings,- Sir Wm. Russell; Masterton, Mr. J. D. Cruickshanlc: .Napier, Mr. F. W. Williams. • Dannovirko ; sends; forward ; tho' following - suggestions -for discussion(l) .That; the; ,< . moil train, leave . Napier at, ; 8 a.m:', in- : stead of 8.45' as'- at prosent, so as-tolonable connection'being.mado with tho Auckland •! express at Palmerston North, and so roach 1 Wellington ; ;at.'4.2s, p.m. (2) That tho .Wai- 1 rarapa express reach- Woodville at . about 1 j o'clock (the fcimo time as the Palmerstoii \ .train .via Manawatu), instead of at; 9 .min-. ' lites past .2 as. 1 at iiresont, and thus enable ■ the express to roach Napjer an hour earlior. ' (3) That/the train" which leaves Dannevirke ' at 8 a.m. bo delayed until 8.30, and arrive at Palmorston at the samo t-imo-as at prosont; alsb that the train which loavos I'al- 1 merston at s.ip p.m. shall'reach-Dannovirko at 7;30 p.m., instead of; 8 p.m. (4) That a tlining-car be attached to tlio AVcllingtonNupior express and to tho Napior-Wellington" express. (5) That fares to y Wellington via .Manawatu; be' reduced according to mileage. ' Napier - suggests thai it' is most important to havo a good connection with Wellington, but they, also have endeavoured to mako tho oorinoction with Auckland and New Plymouth as serviceable as possible, and they recommend ' that the main passongortrain connecting Napier .with other sections, bo on : , tlio lines of the time-table adopted by thorn.-