THE RAILWAYS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 6

THE RAILWAYS

CAL . i'&i'&yOAt *.a\;ineeting'.' of Ctlae. Hastings. Chamber iQininieirceiMr.iE.; Basil j Jones; of. fc@>:'-^l^Millar;';regarding'. railway'.Jniat-t-OTS,''-'re-. pjiSjj^pprjted , the iresuit; expressediiiinself. pjfs : s ; the isi;:-'i;^;.^^r-on , :the'qiiesrioh'Vof;raU*ay--fares : ajid-. |ji'^''»-fi^t>^'"!'-?|l®i.y?'Wns : ',nien; he,;said, : ;were. |g;-j ; j; > as^egards;.railway: fares :of;the ; o ; .. .:■ -j. ■>. .(Sir';lV/ ijussell)Vagrced pw|twith : iMrV;Johes;. that: ; the; v Minister's; ei-' ... ,;He.;;said. |i|S«f always' ;had p ; contended, ;ihat ; t{fl»iSj:';nb,thing/properlyf effective' could be done l^-ai';t;With;;.the''New.;Zealand 'railway; Eyotam I'U^s 'wihiilst'■ it : "was' ; under^ political influence;: It. it 5 i -;;! >as" argued' that the general manager had: Ki>* #' Bhaige of '■ th'e' ; railways,- ;fcut ■ the ultimate ]oy£ ,•';■; responsibility ,-the.Minister,; £?. : '^'. f itp^'ybflni';the."people-. , fjSO grieyahcesriand!:asSlong. asf the 'Minister E-pKh'ad.'.cha f ; i< &K ; } : A;jbf.fcourse'bnly:bcoupied the^position ; for fiK^fti'theltinie.^^being;;and'just'.when;.h'e .wpuld K(;#be ;: getting:a.grasp.;,of : work;he would i nave'-to^gb ; fout;lin:»order..,tb make/room tsW;'.v^;fpr;;his'sucoesfiorv : 'i\.^ ;■>;'..;•?.; r-,.'- , - ■-".■''. -, |yT''^:V : :MrV':'John;'A;'.'H:asef-' gavevnotice to fri;:.'S'iinoye:':''That' this , " Chamber'is>'of iopinibn flSSSthatVit is jdesirable) in:;the,best ..interests; tejX'Vef'-'liejDominioriXth a.nd held-'intb'the manBS'fv'Bagemenl", of' the; ; iailways" .by,,;an , official p.-s'Vl't-.'pbtaineS -froraiutside/the 'Dominion and i£s' ;!*'Atexperienced Jinv thef conduct 'of f the ;iail-. giv'£ fivay.ibusiness;v'vl't' : is:also";the' o'pinion ■ of '&s\ men;ti of^v■.seicuring K.'i'i.^-Seopnoinical'jand -jTOtM«ictory.;.residti»'.r ; ■;■::. S\i ; ii :r"i\h linrfiiinßTrailwayirates in'differenj places;■ Ss¥'.'•:'ihatit^s:strongly of opinion-:.that: as 'thei '0~ ; ? :'iaU-itay6 people:all ; . should , .. (that . the ;V': :: ' :, ,^'ftimerfcircumstances>~all'( railway -. rates If•'• ? ; ;*;:ijiquld.tbej'fized.:orpone;Vbasis."- : ■ :■ • -.;■ ;';';./