CHANGE OF NAME

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 13

CHANGE OF NAME

FRANKTQN STATION CONTROVERSY Prom Our Own Correspondent HAMILTON, Thursday. Although Mr. H. H. Sterling, general manager of railways, appears to have had the last word in the controversy over the proposed change of name of Frankton Station, the Government’s decision to allow matters to remain unchanged is rankling with some of the champions of the cause here. Mr. F. H, Clapham, who, as president of the Chamber of Commerce last year, was an enthusiastic leader of the movement, described Mr. Sterling’s final statement as inconsistent. He said the suggestion of naming the present Hamilton Station “Victoria Station” had only been adopted after Mr. Sterling had condemned an arrangement by which the names of both stations contained the word “Hamilton.” Now Mr. Sterling had favoured “Hamilton Central.” Mr. Clapham said he had proposed “Hamilton Central” as a name for the town station in 1926, and had gained a good deal of support. “If the public desires a change—and it is obvious that it does—that change should be made,” he concluded. “The disadvantages can easily be overcome.”