THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 September 1919, Page 5

THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

, CURTAILED TIME—TABLE. AN EARLY CHANGE EXPECTED. TE KUITI, Tuesday_ It is evident. that an alteration in the railway service is contemplated by Mr Massey, who has now taken over the Ministerial duties connected with the Department. As Prime Minister, Mr Massey recen_tl_y agreed to meet a ‘deputation. from ‘the; King Qountiw on Saturday, Septeniber 13; on the "town tenure pl-oblenr,~_«Xestel:layt the.._ Mayor and the president of the Te Kuiti Chamber 3‘ofl C'onl'm%rcei te‘legrap'hed to Mr W. T. Jennings_, asking him if Mr Massey would alter the dates of the deputation in order to fit in with the railway «service. Replying today. Mr Jennings stated that when fixing the date Mr Masseif had arranged it to fit in with the running of the trains. In the nieantinre he could not alter the date owing to pressure of business, but before September 13 it was expected that there would be a change in the railway service.

t~GOOD; PR()SPECTS OF IMPROVEI V MENT. . ’ : WELLIN_oToN, ‘super. I Prospects of improveinent. in -the railiway service in the very near future, ivlossibly dating from next. Monday, [were held out by the Prime Minister in answering a. question put to him in ‘the House of Representatives to—night ihy the Hon. Myers. Mr Myers asked {whether the Prime Minister, in his capacity as Minister for Railwa§'s in- ‘ tended to continue the practice of issu,ing weekly returns showing the [amount of coal available. I Ixir Ivfassey said that if this were lthe practice he could see no objection ‘to its continuation. “The position is _i“cory much better than it was a fortinight or three weeks ago,” continued ‘Mr Massey, in referring to the coal isllm)ly. The General Man2ge.r had inforlned him that Jay that had it not D been for the falling off in the local outCput, the country would very soon have ‘been in its oid position. “In the I meantime, on account of the outlook,” ‘he added, “we have to go quietly, but ‘ all the time the position is improving.” ’Ah'ead},' inlpl'-oivements had been made in goods 1:1-affic, but next week, pO;=sibly on Monday, he -hoped to be able. Ito make a very satisfzietory improvelment in passenger service.