CARNARVON.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9384, 2 March 1909, Page 5

CARNARVON.

From Onr Own Oorreßpbndent. The Carnarvon and Makowhai Schools, in which the Clydesdale School joined, with parents and friends made their annual excursion to Wanganui last Friday, the 26th insfe. By arrangement the train ran down ju the morning as far as the Whale^Siding, returning toPokenui, picking up excursionists at all the intermediate stations. At Pukenui Walker’s coaches met them, and conveyed them to Greatford in time for the morning train to Wanganui. Others either rode, drove or hiked to Greatford. On arrival in Wanganui the children were taken round town by the teachers, who took them to all the moat important and interesting sights, which to many were terra incognita. The party left for home by the 4.35 train, and were, on arrival at Greatford again, taken by Walker’s coaches to the train at Pukenui, which deposited them on their respective sidings along the line, reaching home, after having spent a very enjoyable outing, about 9 p.m. Everyone expressed themselves well pleased and satisfied with the trip, though it was a very long day for many, they got home thoroughly tired, but quite happy, having spent a very pleasant day. Back country schools arc in this, as in many other matters, at a very great disadvantage. The long way they are from any railway [entails a great deal of personal inconvenience, to say nothing of the expense which is often all but prohibitive. As in the case of the Carnarvon School excursion, notwithstanding the reasonable charges of the train tor the special running, and _ Walker’s coaches to take them to 'Greatford and hack, it made it nevertheless an expensive outing. And those that live in the back country only know what all this means. These things are, of course, to a certain extent, inevitable. A word of praise is due to the officials, to the train people, and the drivers of Walker’s coaches for their promptness to time, and consideration for those who put themselves under their charge. This applies equally to the railway staff.