j In a letter to the Hon. T. M. Wilford, I Minister for Marine, the Mayor of Christchurch (Dr Thacker, M.P.) makes strong complaint with regard to overcrowding on the Lyttelton ferry steamers: “The accommodation and treatment now received from the ferry service is indeed nothing short of being a scandal Dr Thacker). Overcrowding and discomfort of the worst degree exist. It seems strange that now the war has been von a fine ferry steamer like the Maori should be held np in Wellington, and I appeal to you directly, as Mayor of the City of Christchurch, to attempt to do some, thing to get her on the regular service again. Moreover, there are practically thousands of tons of cargo lying for months in Wellington that are sorely needed In this city. Surely something can be done to get this cargo sent on to u».”
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10290, 27 May 1919, Page 7
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