THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS IN WAIKATO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9480, 9 April 1894, Page 5

THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS IN WAIKATO.

• _! -— *— —•■ ■■',>: [PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ,', . ° Te Awamuto, Saturday. : The Railway, Commissioners ; were interviewed on their arrival here. Mr. Teasdale represented 1 the County Council, Mr. Johns the Fruit-growers' /Association, •, and Mr. Mandeno as ohairman ' of ? the Rangiaohia Town Board. The former asked that fruit might be on b right through : by; passenger train, so as not to wait about at Franktbn or the goods train,' it would then reach Auckland at 2.50," in time to be taken;to '% the auction rooms, and sorted that day for the next day's sales. /Mr. Hudson said if a ton of fruit were sent, he would run- a special truck through by passenger train, and that any of the; station-masters would, if only a few cases were sent, pub them in the guard's van %oh j; holidays, though no goods : were usually taken. ' This would enable the fruitgrowers"} to'-'- supply the town /during the Christmas and other holidays. 1 '/ The state of ' the ' road ; to. the railway station was referred to, and the Commissioners promised that it should receive attention. The settlers will : - be'satisfied; if the gravel : from Ofcorohanga will be carried free ,of . charge for freight; ; with regard to making the Puniu railway bridge -a traffic; bridge also, , the Commissioners | promisedfj to stop -at the bridge and look into the matter. ■:- -'■[ ,<; ':'. •".-,