HEAVY MAIN TRUNK TRAFFIC.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3319, 24 October 1919, Page 4

HEAVY MAIN TRUNK TRAFFIC.

._...—_—.o;—.;— “ WELLINGTON, Oct. 23. Mr Herries suggested to the Prime l Minis-ter this afternoon that thesecond” through express on the Main Trunk - line should be started on November Ist instead of December, owing to the great rush of traffic at present on the » line_. .Mr Massey replied that the second express between Wellington and Auckland would be put on for the - Christmas holiday traffic, and .might become permanent He did not think lit would be possible to introduce the» ‘double service in Novemebr, but would ‘ ‘*ascertain and let the memb'er know. The Premier later informed Mr Harris that, owing to the great amount of . work involved in the preparation of the revised time-tafb-les, it would not" be possible to put on the double ex- -» press on Novenrber Ist. The General‘ Manager of Railways had promised to ~ have statement issued on the sub-~ ject as soon as practicable.