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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 March 1922, Page 8

Our Opunake correspondent writes: Mr G. King, sen., who has been in indifferent health for some months past, was recently admitted to the New Plymouth Hospt.d for treatment. His condition • ;;:; N-»r;i -arising his many friends uiueli concern. Latest reports are more encouraging, and it is to be hoped that his recovery will soon be recorded. At a meeting of the Wanganui subprovmcial district branch of the Farmers' Union Mr. D. \ McGregor! moved" tlie Fordell remit: "That the' Government be asked to appoint a com-' mission of business men to inquire' into the present extremely unsuccessful working of the railways, especially as to excessive staffing and expenditure and as to the fact that high rates of freight are driving traffic on to the roads, thus at.the same time decreas-1 ing the .railway revenue and increas-' ing the charges of county councils for upkeep of roads.' 7 Mr. McGregor said the councils had great " difficulty in r maintaining the roads, which were greatly damaged by the motors. The lorries could successfully compete with the train owing to "backloading." He considered it was time a committee of business men inquired into the man-' agement of tEe railways.—lt was decided to forward a copy of the remit to the Minister of Railways and the M.P.'s for the district. | Good cooks waste nothing. They prefer Sharland;s Baking Powder because, it ensures best' results and i$ cheapest,— Advt.