New Plymouth to Dunedin

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 141, 18 June 1904, Page 2

New Plymouth to Dunedin

IJU'KGVING TIIUOi;(!H COMMUNICATION, (I'cr Press Association ) CMKISTUHUUUU, June 17. Mr Jus. 41111s (manager of t-lio I'nion Company), referring to the new Ihniodin-Chris-tchurch (rain (services, says that in the event of (he f;outli train arriving in Ohrißtehurch a( say, O.ilO |..m., allowing one horn' i'ir enCmrktilinn, that would enable the („ i»,il for Wellington at ..dO (i.m, One hour would |,av, lo be allowed nt Wellington for disemimrkalion, and if (ho NW Plymouth train were timed (o leave a( 8..10 ».,,,.. a satisfactory ,„,,,, connpctaoi, liiight he made Coming south fn, m .\ Vw . |.| v , mlll „, ;;:" 11 >",»•<" s U . „ow„„„„. through service conl.l ho arranged. To ~,„,„.„ ,iiroii K h connec|'»«ii th«. I rui,, for Wellington would n.au to ho despatched much earlier I inn at present, whereas it was desuable lluu (l,„ „.,„•„ sn|J|||(| , "Ut ami not earlier. ,\t i„vse,',( IK' misunKo. from Welling!,,,, ,„ |, vl . ""'"; was usually made by (he lf„l'»'»'linna in twelve hours. It was necessary to allow another hour for moderate y strong head winds, „„,. '"'"J" .....»-, r „ the arrival of' ,„, N-« I l.yn.onlh train and the sailing ho, 111- n' ""' lh " Kol,Ul ' '"' ll <>'"' "" "'» ih " '"•'•!™ 1 at l,v(telton I" the departure of the liunedin express. This would mean that t 0 maintain a connection right through li.v rail ami steamer, the New Plvi.H.nih fcain would have ,„ read, Vudlingion not later that, i,.W p.m. which did not appear practicable 1/ i was desired that (ho stci r should await the arrival „f t | u . \,, w I'l.viuouth-Wellinglnn express 'it would only on rare occasion's con ' '!«•'■ »-i|l. the early „,,,„ for' n,„,e--'ln. His remarks were bused. Mr Mills added, on the average twelve hour l.rij.s of the Kotomahana and Mnrnrna. JI O .hoped before very '"UK', to have the new turbine ~oa'l running between Wellington nil 1 v| j''H»n, which would mean that the length ol (he passage would he reduced by o„e |, <IUI ..