RAILWAY SERVICES.
IMPROVEMENTS FORECASTED. HOPES FOR NEXT MONDAY. Prospects of on improvement in the railway service in I lie very near future, possibly dating from next Monday, were held out hy the Prime Minister, in answering a question put to him in the House of Representatives on Thursday night by (he Hon. A. M. Myers. Air Myers had asked whether the Prime Atinisier, in his capacity as Alinister of Railways, intended to continue the practice of issuing weekly returns showing; the -amount of coal available. Air Massey said that it this were the practice ho could see no objection to its continuation. “The position is very much better than'it was a fortnight or three weeks ago,’’ continued Mr Massey, in referring to the coal supply. The General Manager had informed him that day, that had it not been tor the .falling-off in the local output, the country would very soon have been in its old position. “In the meantime, on. account of the outlook,’’ lie added, “wo have to go quietly, but all the lime the position is improving.’’ Already improvements had been made in the godds traffic, but next week, possibly on Monday, he hoped (o be able to make a very satisfactory improvement in the passenger service.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2025, 6 September 1919, Page 3
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209RAILWAY SERVICES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2025, 6 September 1919, Page 3
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