OTIRA TUNNEL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1924, Page 1

OTIRA TUNNEL

tirii'TlON OF HACK LOADING. Jli'iAYY WORKING F.NI'KXSF.S. WF.'RRIN'GToX. Sepieniher ltd. Tl’.e (jlie.slion of reducing freights between t hristchur !i and the West (oast with Die ohjeil of seel iri lift

greater lack loading is dealt with l.y the lion. .J. (I. ( nates, in the Kailwavs Statement. The portion ol the statement dealing with the Olira Tunnel is as follo'.v.s: - The tunnel through Artlmrs i’a.ss was o.eneil for ptlhlie tra/iie oil Attgijst -|th.. Ili'J.'l. 'I lie portion of the line I etween Aithnr's I'ass and Olira was not handed over to the Railway Dolartmeni until May -o. I !>-•!. ooits'(|Ui'iitly from the date ol the openin'.; of the line until the end ol the lin.i.mini year on .March .ll.lh-l. the line was worked by the I’uhlie Works Dcj a i t ini-lit. The approximate capital Hist of the l ill,IH'I section v. a.a X.* 1.-»(t*o.Ot*• t. I; estimated loss |er annum on working, ini 1 1 1 1 1i11:; interest, will probably not lie less than £70.1(0(1 per annum. The ex; cu-os of working the tiinne. ms Don m e partienlai ly heavy. as sio ial electric lot .mmt ives have had to 1., i rovidl’d. and owing to the very l:eaw grade, the load that can he lukeu Dll’. 11•-•-11 t- I ".’ hy i aeh train Is limited in a marked degree. and. so.-eking generally. the business con>i.i - nl one-wav tr.illic .inly. It is very diHi. ulI at this j -Ilire to .say what ini'ri':. • ■ in traHie would he rcipii'ed l i make Die new section of line a | av:dle proposition. hut it would i. |iiire to inure than doulde it the existiit;' rates are maintained. The coal and tim'ker trallii’, which is the main | ortion of the trnfiifrom the west to the east coast, carries coin; arntivclv low rates. which allow very little, if any margin, over the working expenses involved in workin;: siieli trafli". Xi• t w ith-lamling tln* higher rates ii o; oration from August I. Ill’Jli. until Fehrunry, IMJI. under tli" I’uhlie Works regime the net result of operating ill ■ innilel was a loss of Cl! 7..‘it Id lor npnioxim it' ly forty weeks. 11l Fchrnuiy, I! 1- -’!, the rates were reduced hy 'dmrgiii'.; fares and Ireiphts on i mil iniious miiea;i'. The effect is st rikiiedy illustrated hv the Ii pi ires .showiup the results of o|eratinp ih.e liic loi D e t!:r. " peril ds the line has heen o;ei'atinp sime the altered system ol i Inn pin;; was invoked. This shows a net loss ~f £|:!.:!’.M ; and it will he note! the.t the workinp io.sls liave I'X. eedi'd the aid mil re eipts for the three mouths ended on Aopust Kith l.y The i|iiestini if ini) nviiip the financial results mi this section has heen enpaeilip the serious attention of (he ollie ri of the Tarilf and Commeiviid I li-p.a ri: il' 'll t s who have heen iuvostieattinp the n'D’c .eotat ions made hy < 'ant.-rdmrv ( handier ol Comm- iee and ithcr I I dies lor the ilia upu rat ion ol !. ■ !,_|| :idi;j.; fiei dlls l.etweeli ( hi ist- . hut "Il mill the W’l'-t C. Ist. the olije.d ' die; t-i oiler sai h r-'din t inns in liei dil • ;'• ‘■'■ill ‘Hi'"' l ','!"' oio^-'de: 1 - .-■! 'e ic roe'" in I rallic. i l is ' «>nl!.. I l.y those ini -n-f 1 D'at tlm additioiial tin Hie s'■•lire I Ip. the re.lil'’I i.i.os would m deri.illi assist in i.'du, - lie.; Dm I. ■ . " i his -o ti..n, as at pre- . ■:,, ~ !,., .■ onml'cr , f trili I. • whh h I. I'M • . Inen ih" W'.' i t .el at" I, ol I (.a. '■ • '.II I ' I "O !"" ' ol "I---1,,,,, .1 Inl ine- me in 'll c, in liea 1., i ;-. r amount ol li.n k loadinp. nil this t mu. Inn I n,m the iiif'.o ti'al imi IcPi:.■ mo I j•::.! ii im| es-i 1,!,. to delinite!v il-ei !o i I'.at tho 'lain's ].ut forward f,,r the s; . ial rates are likely to milt"lialis,.. and until it has hc-n i-lnhlish- .. i to nit -aitist'a Ii: n 1 do not propns- i , ih id.- t'm no way or Hi- ot'" r.

When cold.-; ami inlluenza tire prevalent let. “NAZOIi” protect ynitr family One dose a (lay keeps col,ls away. Clood f or all aces: T'o (loses for Is fill.