THE MIDLAND LINE.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1923, Page 4

THE MIDLAND LINE.

PROGRESS LEAGUE'S REPORT. CIiRiSTCIU RCIf. 0.-t. 1. IJiji.it 11 ;<r t■ * tli.. Progress League Inst. evening. tin- Organiser. Mr P. R. (Timia -tut...l lli.it on Thursday and Friday last la- visited the .Vrtlmr's {)lirn Railway, with n view to ns- ••• - 1 : ai in e.g v. lmt pm.-pcet existed of a speedy handing over ol that seel ion to j tin’ Knih'.av Dmn mnen:, r. '!.. v r-1,. j> - ; n,i ni which, it might lie expier-te-T. ] v. tiidd a. ei mi j. :i 11 i. ■<! by a i (-dimt ion :o! ; 111 ..-barge- at |U'< lit imposed j i,a.mill earned i.V.T lid- line. ||.. ! j,r i:i:e - ititly ala! will. eloek--1 Id." regularity. Tie- are— tonnage ■ f ' eoill i - eilllled OVe| {|]e Itlle ill - i • lit \ - 1 m Alien-, w.... 9.H2. which gave a nett I tonnage of AT! ton-, aßotting the j !on eight of imil. . In S"i !i ,idler, up Ito Krid:,v la.-t. the mo- |.|.Hl,me ear- | no..' v.,iv 15.755. ~-u use. "Double | header" trains laid ia. a running sim-■ j Sepi ember 17th. (in nmi-pa.-s. 11 i' days four goods train- ran through I ;In tunnel, and on days when the j:nsj Seligef ■ erviee is ( Otldlirted, llil'l.m omuls train- are inn. Twenty-four I passenger Irani- have I,eon run in emdi j 1 1- • r i... I It would he -eon. then-lore. ! that lie- Ira Hie was already con-idcr- ! able, and that il had given a lair op|.tn minty o r fesiiag the working iuii- • ill ions of the .-net ion. | 'DEPA RTM EN'TA f. CONTROL. j There had been no hitcli in the rnn- | nine of lla -e Irani-, which were dcspaieiied according to scliedide nates with sea reel y a devial inn of a lainai fi'..in day lo day. Ex'-i-IO that a I’ulili" Works' guard aeeoni|..a tiied the Railwav liepa ft lilelit ’s guard over the 1 11 11I eel there wn no outward imlieatiori

« ! r tM . i 11*• n * .! M) iMiiß i>m nmn .11 mmi ! ! that ill" line was not yei part of the !; Raile. ay Ri-|v i Dnen 1'- opened system. •| lie understood that there tv a-, still a J -.mall anioiiMi ol eiei irb-al construction j work to !.e toaipleied in the Arthnr’j j Pas-, yard, and a low,mm ive house was j! in course of eons! ruction, but there 11 seemed no good reason, anart from | I I ime-lioiaoired custom and "red tape ji '.'h\ the regular irnflie on the line | should not he taken over he the Railj wav Department to-niormw. Eailing j (Ills there seemed no reason v.hv ill" ordinary railway ehnrgcs applicable in i oilier lines should not lie charged on | I .:i - line, as no additional work other I | than a limip-d amount book-keep- ■ iie- ttas involved. EH EIGHT RATES. lie did not desire lo harden hi- report with reference to the rather eolilpliialed matter of freight rates. ’i his had already I l.elore l In' District Railway Conimirtco tthile it was ihe subject ol eii(|iiirv ai the |iresetn moment 1:v ;i special eolliniillee of the Chamber ni ( . manure, and a re; art dealing w it h the mat ler u a- now under pr.-pa rai ion. Rut a every la idy knew who was al all interest'd in tile -uhieet. Canterbury and We l hue! v.eie -tillering under a disability at ure-eiii by reason of the ennipa I'a tnel v higu rates eliarged by the Riih'ie Works' I >cJ.-: ill incut oil freight (allied over the tunnel seel inn, ami he the failure of the Rail wn v I lej.arl 'lien I to a I ion Ihe usual "long distaaee rates." The linen,l thus had an uni av, up idle intio•il! < lii.t! lo lh" e:;! 11 u: 111 . iI y, end was Pol I elih lent !.\ CjUltUl.-d lo meet «•!>i"tJ <• t!j Inm by sea. Another a-peel of ihe i MUr.iiiui Kits t!uit Ihe I roighi 11-J! !•'•(.- at presi-ni. was praeipally ail nitc-wav 110 Hie. from \V,..-| p. East', w ith it medo

age allow.,me -lioilhl he n*: | ,|,,. e - had been 'lone Oil oilier line- ■ imilarly -il - ual id, 10 alt reel Dei tin i,, r the run from east to we.-t . Under l lie pre-.mi system ol .livid -I « Olilrol I was mole difliei.lt in ha "r be il the II" 'Wi s,.|r!y Uihk .■ I!. • (■"ni iol of I In- If a i!u ay I )epa rt n.. ’! lie I" -il "VI V. a- an die Irn Imu e ." e ih* j i sen lup i Laid of const fin :: I ail's. iy s lit lie Ra dw ay I JeptirDn a:! ; n

-ni;. on- Department would have I !•" d-aii With in the eurl-v and most •titiea! Sieges of e-v, line-, with a wri U "eh lei ler cliaece of at oidiilg vevail,"! to rnilv av-nser-. am! la., to the g, i'ere 1 pul, lie. V. 1 u l!"- railways.