GOODS AMD COUNTRY STATIONS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 24 December 1913, Page 4

GOODS AMD COUNTRY STATIONS.

The secretary of the \Hawefa Chamber of Commerce has received a reply from the Minister for Railways with * ' reference to the Chamber's request < that an alteration be made in the regulations regarding the forwarding of gOSu SSWMs&ad.tjtf country stations. if c inis*er states that in practice it has been found necessary to limit ' the number of days on which goods anforwarded. Under the old system,' ' " when^ goods were despatched daily, a very large number of waggons was re- ' quired t* perform the service. The consequence was that there was often serious shortages of railway stock, and numerous •^complaints were received :fron^:^ettlefrsi because of the Depart-'o*sf■■'*S^l^-to meet orders for PJ"^B^^ 11? Present method permits . .pf^e<nfficiilty being largely overcome, aridnto^rev.ert; to the old practice would again bring: about a shortage.