RIGHT TEROUGH.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 45, 21 August 1908, Page 5

RIGHT TEROUGH.

i,. . JNVERCARGiLL TO AUCKLAND > f — r— I

'■) . i THE .TITSE-TABLE.. / The. proposed time-table^iorvthe- In* -vercargill to Auckland train -is. still tha , subject of comment. Mr. Hanan, member for Invercar^ill, has^made. repreeen.jtationG to the Minister for Hallways. 4(Hon. ,W. Haft-Jones) that the sterling time from Invercargffl should 'be 8 -a.m. * JJm Mmister, in reply says that, in addition to th» interests <rf train tasvel- ' lers, the fc/ape-tibJe has to be aoanged to fit in with, the impoa*anfc ferry-) steamer sr «rvice between Weningfcon^and " Lyttelton^ A large proportion of passengers »4y these boats jemmey between, ' Lyttelfcrjn and Wellington -only for bnsi- 1 •ness jtarposes, and 1 the crafenlment by>.j thretv Itours of the time persons aavo j in Wellington nas already formed tho 1 subject of strong- criiaeism. \"Jtn framing the proposal for the J ; nevr service," says the Minister, "Inav* ] ,gi»en mature consideration to the re- x j qriirements of all cljtsses of the com-, J/innity, and. endeavoured, as far as pos- "^ «ibls, to provide in a. ijeasonable way for 'the convenience of- -each of the import- 1 ant towns served by the tram and* steamer, ; "The later start of one hour from Invercargill wouM no doubt be a convemenee to the passengers from that town, but it co'/ild only be arranged at^ the .-serious inconvenience of the bulk \ of &c steamer and train passengers. 1-0 regret, therefo^p, that in these circum-.. stances I canuofc see my way to comply •with the request. The benefits accruing. .'ironi a through connection, Auckland 'to Invercajgill, are so great that ifcv would be matter for regret if, in conse-^ quence of a later start from Invercargill, and- a consequently later arrival at ' Lyttelton, an inconvenient steamer con- N necfckm with Wellington resulted and led to a persistent agitation to make the* ■terminus of tho through service Dunedin. You may not, perhaps, be aware of the fact that objection has already, j been raised on this point, and I merely, <l mention it for your information." I