ALTERED RAILWAY SERVICES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 7

ALTERED RAILWAY SERVICES.

-HOW WAIRARAPA IS AFFECTED. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD. . (By TplCgraph.—(Special Correspondent.! ■ : . Macterton, November '16. . . Some weeks . ago, wheh tho .proposed , new railway I tinie-tilblo saw ■ tlje . light of day through tho medium of T'iis Dominion,;: Waifarapa: residents Were not .flow to notice that their district .would be considerably affecteu by the altered running '.of tho trains. . The Masterton Chamber of. Commerce decided to go' carefully . into the question as far as: tho \Valrarapa. trains Avot-a concerned] aiidj.'with: that object in view, the chamber communi-. cated with Messrs. VV. C. Buchanan and' A. W. M.P.'s, asking theih. to obtain from the .'Minister for Hallways a copy oi tho proposed time-table, so that it could be discussed before .being finally brought into operation; 'l'he members referred ,to have complied with the request, and Mr;Hogg,-on behalf of hiliisalf :an4 .Mr. BUohanan," htia fonVarded the proposed: alterations: to the lofcal Chamber of Commerce. ,'- - ■■ ■■ The. alterations are very drastio as far 'as trains north ■ of Masterton are concerned, and it is proposed to, discuss tho : liew, time-table nt a. meetingiof. delegates from chambers: of commerce and lbcal bodies in tho Wairarapa and Forty Mile Bush districts.- The coilferonco is to take, place at Mastci'ton. Final arrangements for this conference will be made at a ■■meeting of the Masterton Chamber on Friday. . It'is understood that ! Messrs, Ho|*g and Buohanan: have suggested to the Minister the expediency ..of running a; road ■'motor,-; with mails :nnu parcels,' from Wellington: iit an otrly . houl', this service to take ■ the place of the eafly morning train which leaves..Wellington at AM O'clock at . present. The . proposed new timetable::is as follows:— Mastertoni Train departs 7.30 a.iit.j Arrives Welliiigtfin \1i.55 a.m. ' Wellington i Train departs 3.38 p.m.; arrives Mastoton 8 p.m. Wellington: Train departs 7.50 a.m.; arrives Wobdville 2.20 p.m. Wbodvillfi! Train departs 2,35 plm.j arrives Napier 8.43 p.m.. ■ : Wdodville: Train departs 1.20 p.m.; arrives Wellington 7.10 p.m.' •7 W'HiUv'llt):.Train departs 8.15 a.m.,' arrives WeUl:'. 1 ,;-'! 5.28 p.m. Woodfiliei Train departs 8.50 p.m. ; arrives Cross Creek 11 p.m. . , ' . . Cross Crock-..Traiii departs 5.25 a.m.; arrives U'ocdville, 11.23 a.m.