TRAINS HELD UP

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1938, Page 10

TRAINS HELD UP

MANAWATU GORGE SLIP

TRAFFIC BEING DIVERTED

flJy reJegrapli—Press Association. t PALMERSTON N., This Day. Heavy rain caused a slip on the railway line in the Manawatu Gorge, a mile and a half from the Ashhurst end, late on Saturday afternoon. About 40 men are engaged in clearing the obstruction, which will prevent trains running today, and possibly tomorrow and on Wednesday. The WellingtonHawke's Bay trains are being diverted through the Wairarapa. Passenger traffic from Palmerston North is handled by motor buses over a distance of 17 miles to Woodville. Goods are being taken over the Wellington-Wai-rarapa circuit. All goods on hand at Palmerston North left at midnight last night. which he directly or indirectly by himself or his partner has any pecuniary interest." In the solicitor's opinion the use of the national broadcasting stations for the purpose under discussion is a breach of the Broadcasting Act. The solicitor dealt finally with the question of the right of action, advising Mr. Appleton that, apart from any action by the Attorney-General, who was, of course, a member of the Cabinet under the Prime Minister, the right of any member of the public to apply to the Court depended upon whether the act complained of affected any right of property in the person complaining of the illegal act. If it did, then he might apply to the Court but if, as yi this case, no right of property was involved, then however improper or illegal the act, the Court was powerless to interfere.