WAIRARAPA TRAIN SERVICE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 23, 28 January 1911, Page 7

WAIRARAPA TRAIN SERVICE.

.CONFERENCE 'AT MASTERTON, RESOLUTIONS PASSED. j CBZ TELjGGSAPH— SPBCIAL TO IHS POST.I MASTERTON, This Day. A conference of delegates of local bodies and Chambers of Commerce of the Wairarapa, convened by the Masterton Chamber, was held in Masterton yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. M. Carey, president of the Maafeerton Chamber of Coroerce, occupied the chair. After briefly explaining the objects of the conference, he stated that the Minister for Railways had pledged himself to reconsider the present Wairarapa time-table. The service at present was a scandalous one. Hr. Kummer moved the adoption, of the following- motion:. — "That the train leaving Wellington at 7.45 a.m., and the train leaving Palmerston for the iWairarapa at 11.48 a.m., Woodville at 1.20 p.m., and arriving at Wellington at 7.40 p.m., are satisfactory, with the exception that there is no connection with the Auckland express, which now arrives in Palmerston 42 minutes after v the departure of the Wairarapa train." Mr. Hogg seconded the motion, which yian carried. Mr. Buchanan moved : — "That with regard to the 'Wairarapa -Wellington morning train leaving Masterton at 7.30 a.m., it is desired that the old time of departnre— - 7 a.m. — be reverted to, and that to minimise the effect of the •unavoidable delay on the Rimutaka,, a nonstop run be made between Upper Hntfc . ani Wellington, and, perhaps with advantage to tie deparfanent, this could be a miffed, heavy train. A like arrangement is suggested with regard to the iWellington-Wairarapa evening train, to leave Wellington at 4.7 p.m. instead of 3.36 p.m., as at present." This motion was also carried. FURTHER RESOLUTIONS. Tbe following further resolutions were .carried: — "That, vnth. regard to the early rooming train, the Minister be asked to start a train at some station. nor& of Masfcerton, so that it would .reach Masterton at 8 a.m." "That, as it has been found that the present 8.15 a.m. Woodville-WeHingtoa train runs too late, w<e desire that this be altered to leave Woodville not latex* than 7 a.m-, or, better still, that theold time-table be reverted to." "Tha.t the early train leave Cross Creek at 5.20 a.m., so that it would! reach Masterton at 7 a-m." That the Minister be asked to- restore the train leaving Wellington for (Woodville at 4.45 a.m." A deputation was appointed to lay the resolutions before the Minister of Rariways at a convenient date.