A STATE "FERRY SERVICE."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 4

A STATE "FERRY SERVICE."

'.V. . '\v' ' NOT MUCH CHANCE OF IT. ■V (By Teloeraph.-Press Association.),, • ■■ . Chrlstohurch, Juno 29. The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister .for/Rail', ways, Arrived' from Wellington this morning, and left for Diinodin' by. tlio. first express; To-morrow the Minister'.operis tho new dock at Port ClinlmorSj .'fthd,' : .during his' . visit south, ho will bo engaged for sevoral days on J)ep?rtmerital : business.; -He returns north on' Saturday, and goes' through. to Welliug- ' ton the same" evening. In tho courso of a brief interview, Mr. Millar had some, interesting. remarks'to make on various 'subjoets. Regardingtho ferry . servico,tbo ■. Minister stated that lie. had already mado representations to"tho 'Union Steam'■. Ship Company regarding it, and he^would meet the- managing' 'director, in' Dune'din,"... Ho understood tliat • tho:present arrangement .was;only a temporary 0110. Ho added that ho'had received a 'letter/ from Mr.-'. T.; E. Taylor,' M.l\, y suggesting that: the Government should put on ferry steamers/. botween-, Wellington'-: and. Lyttelton. "We hro not.in a position it in tho meantime,'" Mr. Millar said, > "All tho,money that is, available, and is likely to bo available for somo years, to romp, is required to open np aiid,, develop tho countrjv. .When tliß' main.south Imo/is throilgli to Pieton there may be a change in tho,ferry conditions, and we. want to, see what, tho 'result .will bo'before'going iii'for' an expenditure of £25QjDQ0 on two . boats "of . the Maori: class." ;