THE RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 6

THE RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.

OHAKUNE PROTEST. r

.A. united, effort is : being made.by .the settlers and'residents of .the-various.town-.Bhips prejudically affected by the present very, unsatisfactory, railway time-table .to, mduce the Hon. : J..- A. Millar : to run a train froiu-.Ohalcune in -the morning •to 1 connect, with the, train leaving.Tauinaru-,nui.-for Auckland ; at 8.15. Some, four; months ago. the; Minister promised a deputation/that he- would' give such a 'sec-: vice a, tlii;ee. months' • trial.. Persons; leav•ing Ohakuhe. for stations on ;that. side;of' Tauinarunui .have no facilities-for return-, ing . the . same day, thus;, causing- serious loss of - time ; and, inconvenience. Settle■ment (says a K : correspondent) is being re-tarded-owing to the supirieness and indifference of the.Railway Department. Indignation meetings have '••been' held .at -Ohakune,. " Ohakune ;' East,; Raurimu, Owhango, Kakahi, Piriaka, and .Manunui.,. At a,well : attended meeti.ing held-.at Ohakune Eakt on.Monday, Mr. James Blackburn,, in'the .chair, . the following resolution 1 was moved by. Mr. Johu Kim.ber,;'4eonded Ky-Mr.„C.; P. Johnston", and 'carried u'nanimouay i:"That:tlie 'pre-! sent: rtime-table - for- 'trains Cleaving • Olia-. kune - for the north, is regarded by. this :meeting as,quite behind the requirements r ot'; the travelling .public,, causing much,loss of; time ■-to: persons visiting -townships between Ohakune and- Tninnarunuv: -This • meeting Vwould, remind; the. Minister, .for . Railways\ of a _■■ promise he '.made. i a • deputation, regarding the l-unning of a morning train from Ohakune to Tairmarunui, viz.:—That he would give -such' a-train - a three' months' . trial; and. respectfully upon him to give such a service the trial. promised, : believing, that it would prove both popular and profitable."- - It was resolved' to" telegraph the 1 resolution to ■ the : Minister,'for Eailways. !'• ' v