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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23430, 21 August 1939, Page 17

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The Railways Cut Cost of Living / . ■ Individuals and Families In the field of passenger and freight traffic, from whatever viewpoint the Railways are regarded, it is plain that they help to cut the cost of living. Whether the travel is in the ordinary way of necessity, or the little holiday for the individual or for the family, the railway eases the burden of cost. The same factor of cheapness applies to the carriage of goods. In both cases there is that important addition of safety in which the railways are preeminent. The low suburban fares provide a social service which enables many family men to escape the comparatively high rents of cities and to have homes with ground enough for vegetables and poultry. There is plenty of scope still for this kind of econ--1 omical suburban home-making. Faithful Service for National Welfare