RAILWAY SERVICES
RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTH ISLAND AS FROM NEXT MONDAY NO CHANGE MEANTIME IN NORTH ISLAND. BUT PEOPLE ASKED TO LIMIT TRAVELLING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The Minister for Railways, Mr Semple, announced today, that a further review has been made of the coal position, as affecting the railway service and that, although there has been a partial resumption of work at the cca! mines, It will be necessary to impose railway restrictions throughout the South Island as from Monday, January 17. The coal position, so far as the railways are concerned in the North Island. is somewhat better than in the South and it is not proposed to introduce restrictions in the North Island in the meantime, but this may be necessary at a later date, should the coal position deteriorate. Tiie Minister appeals to people generally throughout the country to refrain from unnecessary travel at this juncture, in order that normal rail services throughout the Dominion may be restored as soon as possible.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 January 1944, Page 4
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