THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1920. EARLY MORNING TRAIN SERVICE.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 7 April 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1920. EARLY MORNING TRAIN SERVICE.

Once again Mr \V. li. field (memher for the district) has heeji unsuccessful in his efforts to secure an early morning train service between this 1 1 i- - trict ami Wellington. In answer to .Mi field’s last representations on the natter. the Minister stated that to start an cnrlv morning train at Otnki instead ol at Paekakariki would co.-t about iiii’.uno per annum, and the extra passenger service would not warrant such an expenditure. While this sum certainly teems a good amount to spend—we mutt accept the MinisterV ligur* - as approximately correct —we do not for a moment agree with the Miei-ter that the expenditure would not be v.airanted. Quite possibly the new service would not pay its way for a start, but •jure it wm well established it v.outd <ioubtle«s prove highly remunerative, A busint -:s man does not expect all of his venture? to give « good return immediately. but builds largely <:•.>. re - spective increases as a re- . it c: enterprise, and the Government should be prepared to act accorumgiy in certain cases, such as that under review, .-supposing that the Government cannot s *e its way to run the proposed early train daiiv, w 0 would sugge-r that i. ’ ■ prevailed upon to give it a train on. say. three days a week, or even twice weekly. This would, on the Minister's own showing, cost only .-on.r- v-- to £l2u per week, which would, w,.feel convinced, be easily tuicoui:i»-d I)-,- increased traffic. Tr th:- -i-r'W were tried, doubtless the response would be so liberal that the service would soon be extended to a uauy one. The need of an early train is- of .such moment to the entire district that it should not he 1-tet sight of. We would i

propose that a Railway Service League t,,. "formed, representative of the entire uistricr between-Paekahariki and Levin, with ft vfew to making representations to rhe GotsirumOas with re* ... cT tl to this matter and any others affecting tee railway service, tvim-n at the present is altogether inadequate for the requirements of the district. - •■such a body could bring much pressure to bear on the authorities, and would probably help considerably to bring ■ about much-needed improvements. It seems that « shall get little cor.sideratios unless we take some more ■ united action than we have in tnepa--., i and in view of the importance or the matter we hope that some responsible - body—the Otaki Town Board or rhe Korowheaus Council for preference ii/ukes a move in this direction.