MONDAY’S TRAIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1924, Page 2

MONDAY’S TRAIN.

(“Argus" Special.) The Alonday mixed train from the West (.oast does not please Hokitika pe >; h'. according to messages received here to-day. The cm icsj undent of the Christchurch “Star'' in Hokitika. complain-, that the train e- quite inconvenient. and says that unless intending passengers travel to Greymoui.li mi Saturday and spend the ueek-eml lliete they have t > take a motor-car to Grc.vti ont'i i :i Sunday or Monday morning so as to join the train. Then. tile Christchurch mails used to he deliverin Hokitika private boxes at (i.-Ti on Monday evening, v. lion they came by the ordinary goods train, but by the special mixed train they are not received in Hokitika till It) o'clock on 'I uesilay morning. This matter ua~ referred to Air .1. A. lin adloot. ( hief IVxtniHstcr at Cliristcliilich. this afternoon, and ho said that the tiuiils ha 1 been sent as usual by tlie I a.iii. goods train on .Monday, and they should have been received in Hokitika that night. A later mail, however. had been also sent by the mixed train. Therefore. Hokitika was actually getting a better service than previcitslv.

Air 11. Chapman. District Traffic Manager said the Railway Department intended giving a servin' between Greymouth and Chi istehiirch which could be managed with the minimum of evtra running. To provide a service hefweeit H"kitil;a and Grevmouih would entail extra running. The patronage on yesterday s train was not encouraging, hut it was hoped that 11 1 - would increase as time went on. The fact that only two passengers alighted at Christchurch was explained as being fieeau.se the others changed into the express at Hol. lestou.