RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 5

RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.

TnE : GOVERNMENT'S WAY OF DOING '■' ' ■'■: -'.• THINGS. ;'-, . : V<:.\;-\; : ■ From-an- authoritative '■■'source ■•" comes.: •' the statement that the General Post Office was in complete 'igiiorance -of tHti details of the-new railway-.: time-table . until.. it was actually, printed, audience, hndjjeim in the.(larlc.with ; regard, to. the rearrangements of 'its mailVoii'tracts, : ';., ■: '■,;■'■'■.'.■>■'■■ :■■'■'■ 'i^'v-MORE'COMPLAINTS;s; -V/H.;' ' The .new railway; time-table continues ,to be a subject of'complaint. At yesterday's meeting of the.Wellington.; .Education ; Board a . letter was received .from the; Mastertori. School Committee, stating' that 1 in consequence of, the ; alteration in ' the railway time-table; ten pupils who had gained free places in,,the..secondary classes at llasterton' would.be prevented from, attending the /school, and»that that number: would bo increased after?.the holidays. The committee understood that the. Greytowh',District High :Sch'ool would:, also be largely affected. Tho committee had'.written'to the Minister for Education, placing, before, him', tho position.". Tho board,was asked to ascertain what.' steps. the -Minister,' proposed to ■ take:; to remedy tuo state of ; affairs. The. matter wob urgent, ns tho children were losing their cation. ■•';" • ■■':: i;-\ ".'-.. v ' ■.-■■'-:','.- \,-" : . :;■..-::■ .Mr.. A. 11. Vile moved that a 'copy .of;'the letter be' sent ;oh. to the ..Minister'for Education.:- ■■• .■ •..;■ .•-,,'.'••■■''■' ':■' ' '.:.' , ;..'";.v.' Mr. J. Kebbell seconded. Ho understood that tho new schedule would only; hold till the!- end of the year. ..',:'- : '. , ...:.\ :.: --. Mr. A.W. Hogg. M.P., sqpportcd-.the'm6-,' tion. A very great injustice .was being done to the children all-along.the line.',-.; 1 -.:'.,.'-,''.', .' ..Tho motion was carried.: -''.'. '.■ ■' "'■- ■■■' ,y ' - ;