RAILWAY REFORMS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 379, 19 July 1911, Page 4

RAILWAY REFORMS.

The virtual eomplel.ion of (he extensive Hfht'iiie of improvements and alterations at. Te Kuili ladway station deserves a few won Is of ciinnienl.. For two years past a gradually i;nnvin<* agitation lias been K"in;>; <"' > n 'l l *' Kniti to have Ihr, iattrrly, most inconvenient am! ill- lovisod station completely ovirhauled and renunlelleii. The agitation culminated in the stion;:; protests made by Te Knit i Chamber of Commerce and (lie !!orou;;h Council, and the Minister for Railways wisely recognised the force of their contentions, and capitulated. With the completion of the new overhead bridge, any risks of personal injury to those requiring to cross the line arc abolished. The verandah has also been extended to include the tea-rooms,and a glance down the lines, from the centre of 1 lii> bridge shows a woli-apnninted, convenient, up to date station, well adapted,to serve (he needs of Te Kuiti for some years to come. Added to tlin passenger cars attached to the niedit and niominj: (rains, the concession of a statiomnasfcr at. and the new station at. Otoroliani'a this portion of the Kiri;t Country can fairly be said to have received its lonj: overdue attention. If wo have had to critici' e the. Minister for Railways in the past we are equally :ddc to (;ivo him a hearty word of approval now that the fruits of'a more progressive local lailway policy are becoming: apparent. We congratulate the Minister and the public upon what will inevitably prove to hj" a judicious and remunerative scheme of improvements.