WOMEN SMOKERS

Southland Times, Issue 19822, 19 March 1926, Page 8

WOMEN SMOKERS

COMMERCIALS COMPLAIN RAILWAY CARRIAGES INVADED SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS SUGGESTED (Special to the Times.) Dunedin, Mar. 18. That an increasing number of women smoke in railway carriages was mentioned to-day at the annual conference of the United Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s /Association of New Zealand. Mr J. N. Lloyd (Wellington) suggested that the Association should write to the Railway Department asking that full length smoking carriages should be put on trains going from the main centres on Mondays and Fridays for the use of “commercials.” He stated that there was an increasing number of women smokers on trains and they took up some of the smoking accommodation. A delegate—“ They should not smoke.” Mr Lloyd went on to say that he thought another half smoker carriage should be provided where these ladies could go with their escorts. Mr M. H. W. S. Hellyer (Otago) said repeated deputations to the department on the subject had always resulted in very unsatisfactory answers. Several delegates said |faat it had been found satisfactory to make an arrangement with the traffic manager of the place concerned. After further discussion Mr Lloyd agreed to withdraw a motion which he had proposed on the subject, it being understood that each association would endeavour to see that its members received adequate treatment in the way of railway accommodation.