THE HON. J. A. MILLAR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 5

THE HON. J. A. MILLAR.

■'; HIS RAILWAY POLICY;', s - IBT TELEOBirH—SPECUI, COBRESrONDBKI.) . i .! .New Plymouth, January :27. I ,; The Minister for Railways (the Hon.' J. A.'. Miliar) informed a "News" reporter to-nighfe that thero would he no alteration of the Wei-, lirigtou-JNw.. Plymouth, express trail} timetable as the result .of the completion of :the Main Trunk line. , ■'•: His present.tripi.to Auckland was partly, due to'the. fuss-being made by Mr. Massey his.decision 'to take off the ;tram:'.ru]ining to ;Mr;',j Massey's. district,, "But' Mr,Massey is not the: only .pebble, ori'the beach," he said/' "I am taking off six trains;", :This particular one earned, ..only £154 for 5500 miles! of 'travelling;, and had an average of 'ten passengers. He was determined to Weed put "such services in an endeavour to, make the railway users pay for the railways'.,,, .;.■;.. . '■■", (BY.TELBaBArH—PIIES3 ASSOCIATION.) ' ■ :,'-'j'■'.•■'■.'■; Dunedin, "January 27. ,: :It has been decided to give a public wel-' come'to the Hon. ..J.-V A':-Millar on the occasion of his visit to Dunedin next month, and the function will take the-form of a,reception in the Garrison Hall on Friday, February 19. The arrangements- are to be oiv the lines of the reception given to :the; Prime Minister 'prior to Iris departure from the Dominion to attend the Premier's •-.-: Conference ..', in . 1907. Judging by promises of support, received from all classes of'the community, the gatheringwill be one of the largest and most success-' ful of its kind ever held in the ■--;.