THE SECOND EXPRESS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1766, 3 June 1913, Page 4

THE SECOND EXPRESS.

CONTINUANCE URGED. Tho reply of lino Minister for liailwayg (the Hon. W. 11. Herries) to the request of tlio Wellington ChumW of* Commerce that the second <>xpr?f>s to Auckland should not Ijo discontinued during the winter months wns -received by tho council of tlio Chamber of Commcrco yesterday. Tlio Minister's reply wns in terms of* previous statements ho hail made 011 the subject— that tlio train was not profitable, and that hi? could not sco his way to alter 'his deei. sion to discontimio the running of it during the winter months. Mr. T. Ballinger .said ho noticed that the Auckland people were ablating for a second train three days a week, and ho thought the Chamber might support Auck-. land in this agitation, if the Minister could not grant the extra trains, then Wel-'l liiiglon should ask' tlwt the trains from Auckland should arrive in Wellington in tlio morning in order that men travelling 011 business could have a clear day 011 an-ival iu which to transact their busilicss. Tho chairman said any altered arrangement might present difficulties in tlio matfar of tlio supply of' rolling Htock, At present tho carriages arriving at the terminal stations word cleaned and sent back on tho iicxt outward train, and tho timo mig'ht not bo sufficient io enable this to bo done if the trains wore.sent back from Auckland a few hours after arrival. Mr. Ballinger contended that Wellington was losing business liocause men arrived hero Into in the afternoon, instead of in tho morning. If thrco extra trains wcro run this would get over the difficulty, and ho thought Hie Chamber should back up Auckland. Ho moved that the .Chamber ask tlio Government to put 011 three extra expresses per week during the winter. Mr. C. W. Joriw; sooonded tlio moliott which was carried without dissent.