RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
QUESTIONS IN HOUSE. CURTAILING SUBURBAN SERVICES WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Mr W. J. Jordan (Labour —Manukau) in the House of Representatives to-day asked whether the Minister of Railways was aware that the, staffs of the stations in the Auckland suburban railway district had been circularised asking what savings could be expected by the cutting out of the suburban railway traffic, and whether the Government approved of the cutting out of these services, rather than improving them. The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon G. \V. Forbes asked that the question Im put on Ihe Order Paper for a reply later. He said, however, that the administration now devolved upon the Railways Board. ;uid he thought it could be conceded that Hie board was anxious to do all that was possible to get business for the service, at the same time cutting out what could be looked upon as an abnormal
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Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18405, 12 August 1931, Page 8
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