THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15500, 6 January 1914, Page 8

THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

HEAVY TRAIN TRAFFIC, jf ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES Traffic on the inward and outgoing « \ presses has been, particularly heavy- ... -i.f the holiday season this year, and ir jtf " there are no signs of any falling off. r • I haps the best means of ganging the in. - , to the city is the demand on the •bJfV-:; J and boardinghouses for aecommodV ■: At- the present time practically every - t of these is fell, and daily scores of w-jj ' be boarders have to be refused accom: dation, nearly every -hotel and boartU.house having more visitors than can | housed with .^comfort _ Between 400 and 500 passengers an. . 1 'in Auckland yosterday by the Weuingtc3 express&, only two of which left en Sn day instead of three,, ag h usual on i m days during the holiday season. The if- 1 . of these, which arrived at 6.58 a.m. ) he 1 complement of about 200 pissengera, v - there wereWer 250 on the express .- r • arrived at 4.12 p.m. The Thames aaiAj Rotorua expresses brought approxhas ,r . 250 and 300 passengers respectively the city. - ," jj| The outward expresses were also v*7 well patronised. Between 180 and 200 persons left by the mid-day Main Trunk of press.', : ; The two evening expresses wl <"t left for, ■Wellington each took abort - I passengers. The later train had a " territorials and senior cadets on board ?:» had been in Auckland for the military tr*> naraent. There were about 250 on bosri the Rotorua express, and a similar nuail:: on the"express to the Thames. The special train to and from Palmer ;.-'". North which has been run during the 1 ' days will be discontinued after to-day, Jtf the extra express from Wellington to "lit land and vice versa, which has been raj daily throughout the holiday season, \"1 cease running after January" 10, The Exhibition excursion tickets, wfc'i are issued from various parts of the X--minion to Auckland, bold good as far '■* their roturn half in concerned until "> months after the date of issue..