SUNDAY TRAINS
(By Teiegrai^— Per PreM Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, July 14. i '‘The general financial''position of the railways is such that, whethar I Bke R or not* I must cut down expenses and avoid losses wherever possible,” said tfie avoid losses! wherever possible, said the: Minister "of Railways : this morning, reply to representation by Mr Mc-> (Combs, M.P., regarding the increase iin Sunday fares on the Lyttelton line,'. The Minister said he wished to make it* clear that the fact that there was ' no effective road competition with the' railway between Lyttelton and Christ-- ' .church was not the reason for the in-* ' crease, that had been made in the Sui|- : 1 day fares. The decision to charge or•'7'dinary fares on Sundays applied to. • all Sfindav train services in New Zejj•land. The reason for the step was that rwhen he obtains a report from the ((General Manager of Railways as to tphere the losses were being made, it 1 was found that the only Sunday service that was paying was that between Wellington «nd the HuttValley, all '■ .(others being losing propositions.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1930, Page 5
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