WAITS ON WHARVES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26177, 13 June 1946, Page 4

WAITS ON WHARVES

INTERISLAND PASSENGERS COMPANY’S EXPLANATION “Both at Lyttelton and Wellington motor cars are required to be alongside the steamer express by a certain time, and passengers who accompany these cars are then allowed to go on board if they wish to do so.” This statement was made yesterday by the Dunedin manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, Mr G. F. Booth, in reply to the criticism at the monthly meeting of the Executive Committee' of the Automobile Association (Otago) on Tuesday night, when it was stated that passengers had not always been shown the consideration that was to be expected. Mr Booth added that it was necessary for the ship to be cleared later of all passengers with the exception of sick and invalid persons. When passengers re-embarked their tickets were surrendered at the gangways. He also explained that it was frequently neces-. sary for the Customs Department ltd make a check of the number of passengers going on board to see that the permissible number was not exceeded. At Lyttelton, passengers went ashore for a very short period, and. they were re-embarked before the arrival of the boat train from Christchurch.