RAILWAY ECONOMY.
I -■-._ '. , ;;. _.. ,';-»-— ——..- '">;■.; -/ ■;' y !. DiscoNTmTjANca]! ,of;a train.■ j A: deputation of, settlors, 'in the Mungdroa I and Upper Hutt district waited on tho Minis- " to* Jo*. Railways (the Hon. J. 'A. Millar) yesterday, to ask that tno early milk train, wliicli tormerly ran from Mungaroa to connect with I the Hurt service, , and wliicli has. been discontinued, 'should bo reinstated. Owing to the ' indisposition of Mr. Wifford, memuer for : tne Mutt, Mr. field, niembor tor Otaki, intro- ■ duced tho deputation. / • ■ • • : . In reply, tne Minister reaffirmed his inten- ' hon to do sway wkh non-payabie trains. Hβ '■ was sorry ho, could, not givu them any Vhope of -favourably considering thoir request. It ■• was.. 110 use humbugging-them.- -He would speak to.them-quito. plainly,', aud , say that ho could--give-no. hope-of--their request beiii" , grauteii. : Mr... Millar-quoted figures- fo ; show tho loss "on the lino Uuring tho past'five'and at half years. - The cost .of - running- had'-'been' t d81850,-'fliitl.:.,the.-:. earnings, only i;M''-':'lf'.tho--3 settlers itked-to 1 . guarnntiK) .SiteOa ydar<to«ards--3 of-rqnUiiig,-the train wouid'be.nufou t again. .-,.■-■•' .•.'■.-■■ ■.'■■ ■ '■ ■ .<--.' v..:> ..■-.(..
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 10
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166RAILWAY ECONOMY. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 10
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