SUNDAY TRAINS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1929, Page 1

SUNDAY TRAINS

CHURCHMEN OPPOSE. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 12. A further protest against the running of Sunday excursion trains was made to the Minister of Railways, today by a deputation representing the Wellington Ministers’ Association, the Anglican Clerical Association, avid Laymen. It was urged that the policy of the Government in organising pleasure excursions on Sundays, was not in the highest interests of the community, and noted with regret that the Department*!! attitude to Sunday was frankly a commercial one. Mr Taverner, in reply, said the matter had been brought before him at other places. He could not help but he impressed with what had been said. On the other hand the matter was one which must lie regarded from the railway point of view, in the same way as the Department looked at other matters. To suggest that the Department was out to commercialise Sunday and to do all it could to upset the ordinary way of treating the Sabbath, was placing responsibility on the officers of the Department, which they should not he called upon to hear Publicity through the schools had been stopped. It had been made clear to him, hv officers, tliat the demand for Sunday trains exists, and because of that, the service was instituted. He assured the deputation that the whole matter would lie treated in a proper manner.