THE RAILWAY SERVICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17234, 9 August 1919, Page 10

THE RAILWAY SERVICES.

.■'■ ml' rmi'^mot<t'mtH3p»*'^*vmmf r » m,» i, m r 6JPAC3S AI*9CATJB3J- AH&&P, | NO FUBTIIE RELIEF -.JfIMMhY, The additional space on trains mad© available by the reduction in the passenger traffic has now been allocated fop .' some dsy& $o come, the Railway Departi meat having asjranged to transport a $9N>» tity of the mere essential goods which have 1 ocouniuhitfid at the various goods As "there is at present no prospect W any i additional trains being run in the iinrae* ; distd future, 1000 l merchants cannot look i lor any farther rehef, at leapt 'for some I piffle. '■> * •* The main difficulties encountered by the I companion mgs&ed in the dairying induaJ try. % t|fo result of the restrisjwns. "*U$ ! prevenMl then? from getting machinery ; and building materials carried to various j factories where alterations and extensions were being carried out, have now been ! removed, according to statements made jby railway onMals yesterday. The assistant chief -traffic manager, Mr. C. A. I Piper, has i«efe concluded*'a visit to theWajfeato, whore he represented the RaU- . way department in a series of conferences j with representatives of the dairy com- ' paniea and business housed, the outeom«> I being that arrangements were made for the railways to carry ej&ißwnt machinery and cement and other materials to allow the construction and equipment of factories to be proceeded with. An undertaking was given that where actual distress or hardship was likely, dairy, stock would be carried for fanners. the woolciassing classes at the Dargaviiie Technical School were duo, to commence on Monday next, bat as the Railway Department has refused to carry wool for this purpose, the Education Board has been compelled to abandon the classes, no wool being available locally at this season SSOBTAOIi QW &C>A» HETAL. POSITION IN SOUTHLAND. [m TEi,IS<»SAPH.»-PSsSSS association.) INVERCAEGILI* Friday. The Southland County Council has sent a telegram to the Prime Minister and Minister for Railways, Stating that owing to the railway restrictions it was impossible to get materials carried' to keep the roads in repair, and they were getting in a bad state owing to the increased road traffic due to the railway "Got.!' . Therej was plenty of local coal, and the ponndf considered the Department was not dealing with the position in a satisfactory manner, Members expressed themselves strongly regaining the Minister's reply as to the reasons for carrying bee?. mmh&ws mm mxxxixsm&B. USE OF EMPTY TRUCKS. lm Tmismu&s.-- owj? conaicsrossJEST.] 3SOEBINBVILLB, Friday. Consequent upon representations made 1 by the Moxrinisvdle Chamber of Com. , meres regarding fthe utilisation of empty tracks pausing between Te Aroha. and MorrinßvUle for the carriage of goods at present eenfe by water from Auckland to Te Arofea, the Hon, W., E. Berries has telegraphed staging that fee has given i instructions to the district traffic mani ager-at Auckland to utiliso tlme'fe^eka 8.0 fehe fullest extent possible, Esmt® mm urns mass. WELLINGTON STOCKS WW. The rauHv&y cut is beginning to. affect the ■Vasts tr&dfr in Wellington. Most of fee -lime aged in Wellington comes from Napier and Mw»ic«ville, and thongs it h f an. essential commodity in samo trades, «h© reduction of the railway service has ! been so drae*iq that little ean be got - through, mi stocks have dwindled OS»»08t-; to. a : vanishing point, A good deal of lime ordinarily comes from Banedm—the Southern lime is favoured by , tanners, bat as there is a rail journey be•iween th© works and Duncdin, the reel^soa acts hi the same way as it does in the North Island.