FARMERS’ SPECIAL TRAIN.
SUCCESS OF ENTERPRISE. NEARLY 300 PASSENGERS. The special farmers’ train, arranged by the Railway epartment, arrived in Hamilton from Hawera. at a late hour on Monday with a full complement of passengers. Farmers from New Plymouth joined the train at Hawera, and others from the Wellington, AVairarapa and Hawke’s Bay districts joined at Merton, bringing the number of passengers on the train at that station up to 280. A few more passengers hoarded the train at stations’ en route.
Mr. J. Pringle, the department’s AA’ellington commercial agent, accompanied the .special, and did all he could for the comfort of the passengers. The arrangements at the- refreshment stations were excellent. On arrival at Hamilton, Mr. A. AV. WelLsted, the department’s Auckland commercial agent, met the train, and arranged for the accommodation of the visitors from lists- supplied him by the AA r inter Show Association.. The department’s officials expressed themselves as highly gratified at the patronage given the special, and described the enterprise as a great success.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 1 June 1928, Page 5
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