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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1986, 17 February 1914, Page 4

The present passengei service between tho East and West Coast of tho South Island is lnt, m tho opinion of public men on tho West Const, frequent enough to meet tho requirements of tho travelling public. Mr. Joseph M Lean, of Grov mouth, wlio is in Clmstcliurch at piesent„told a lepTCscntativc of f "Tho Picss" that thioughout the West Coast there is stioig feeling that the increased passenger traffic o\eiland nai rants tho institution of a daiLv, service Such a service, ho pointed out, would bo of advantage to Caiitcrkurv quite as much as it would bo to tho Coast Tho tendency at present Mas for visitois 1o and fiom tho Coast to take the overland route in prcreienco to tho sea routo On Thursdiv, when ho came over, theie ivcrS thirty passengers hound for Wellington whu had tho option of travelling by steamci, but piefcrrod the overland journey It is Mr M'Loan's intention whilst in Christdiurrh to see som > of tho niembeis of tho Canterbury Chamber of Oommerco with ilia view of interesting that bod\ in a matter of such vital 1111poitanco to Chiistchurch.

■' .Sir William lever, tho famous soap manufacturer, iiitorid'S Id bnjltl ii "model city" jit Burnahy, Vpiicpuvpr, 8.C., ofj tliij lilies of Port sunlipht, .sj.a.te.B lis'h paper. Only thoso vyhb-'kiiovv Port Stiiiligl.it', Birkenhead, frpin. personal experience ean realise vyhat may ba ntnilo of even a fti.anuf.aoliiriiig town". Sir William Lever's putploye.es are indeed, to. lib cnyled; not duly, arc tlieir. dwellings anii factories, niadc-.as bjif(h.f. and, .filicer.ful «s bossiblfi,' but tho .ph.vsic.nl,.'moralj and snir.ilnial vvelfttjre of the geopfe ls'imvdo tho ciipccrn of tho firi'in, Tliij result, is. ii imppy. .c.(i'nt:e.nted« ajtrf thriving conninin; Hv'i and in cphsequehce a'pro.s.'perdiis coijiniorSial. concern. It w'oald. ljj» 'fcr t'lis good of tho cOHntr.y {is- k whole., and nw.ny' "social pfob.l'e.iiift'' u'ould )so solved;, if <)ther employers vyaulfl/follovy the <o(jvm.Gii(Ub.le essinple. <*i ,Sir Wni. Lever .and life :.co:llcaguos..- i -"Churcii .Fftintly JfQVTspuJJSif." ' .