CHRISTCHURCH EXCURSION NEXT SATURDAY.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1927, Page 1

CHRISTCHURCH EXCURSION NEXT SATURDAY.

Advice lias been received by Mr D. J. Evans that there will bo another excursion to the Coast on Saturday next, e Ibis excursion will run from Lyttelton t under the auspices of the Hoatheote s Tomato Growers’ Association, and will bo under the conduct of the Coinniittee of the West Coasters' Association. The train is to depart from Lyttelton > at 0.30 a.m., -Christchurch 7 a.m.. and will pass through Greymouth at 12.:l!i . and reach Hokitika at 1.20 p.m. Mr r Evans lias ■ been asked to make the same arrangements as before for the visitors. The fare from Lyttelton to Hokitika will be 12s Tel return. There are 300 hooked from Lyttelton to Hokitika and 200 Christchurch to Hokitika. For Lyttelton to Greymouth the hookings are 150 and Christchurch to Greymouth 75. The total capacity of the train will be 750. so that noscrvntion is allowed for 25 e-hildrt-n. The proposed two days’ trip to include the run to Waiho Gorge for which Air Evans has concluded salisI'aeVtory arrangements, is deferred for the present. On May 11th at Christchurch ih iis to be- a monster reunion ball for Most Coasters and their friends in theCaledonian Hall when an attendance ol (>OO is expected. Coast Mayors and others are being invited to this function. When passing through Christchurch on Saturday. Mr Evans conferred with Messrs Hunter (Chairman) and Mahan (Organiser) of the West Coasters’ Association, in respect to the Rack to the Coast .Movement for Christmas time. A further conference on the matter will take place aL Christchurch on May fit 11. when the proposal will be finalised, following an interview that day with the Railway Traffic Manager. Immediately the scheme takes concrete shape a public meeting "ill be convened here to arrange for the conduct of the local nrrnngeinenls. I he Canterbury folk appear verv keen lo make the movement a pronounced I success. ]