The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1910. LEVIN AND THE MAIN TRUNK EXPRESS TRAINS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 July 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1910. LEVIN AND THE MAIN TRUNK EXPRESS TRAINS.

In a week's time or so it'lie express trains from Auckland to Wellington and f'.'tom Wellington to Auckland w ill hegin to make daily stops at Levin railway station for the .taking in of water. This mater of water •supply for the anginas not urn,naturally brings to mind the fact itihat there are alimentary needs for the passengers also. Scores of passengers travel every day by tlie Main I riink express trains, amd the vigorous .appetilt.f« engendered by train travel will ensure l the passengers' arrival at Levin in the normal travelling condition. For this reason it is to bo hoped thait tine Railway Departmont will see aits way to institute refreshment morns at Levin railway station j as mill appanage 'to the new conditions. From Pal me,r.ston North to I'aekakariki ivould be a (too lengthy span of tea and cake prohibition for long distance travellers. There were, we suspect, some faiuft hopes entertained at Otaki thiait the existence of railway station wfireshmenlt rooms in that town would be an added makeweight to the local movement for inducing the Railway Department to rule — even at the elevenJth liomr—that Otaki should be the watering place for the AucklandWollin'gton .and Wellington-Auckland expresses; and not Levin. But the unfortunate destruction by fire on Sunday last, of the Otaki railway station, added to the facit that

Gtaki's supply of water for the railway line is dependent upon wind'miHs in a locality where (we had .almost written unfortunately) the breezes are less riotous than .they wore at Wellington, has resulted in 'that hope being returned "mvlla bona" by the sheriffs of Fate. Levin is to be the stopping place—that much is .established; and seeing that this is the final decision, the local residents moslt personally interested in the matter should take care that proper representations are made to the proper quarters regarding tOie subsidiary needs of the expresses and their passengers which hiavo been referred to in the course of this article,