THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7711, 13 January 1905, Page 2

THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

INTERVIEW WITH SIR JOSEPH WARD. Amended Time Talk On Wednesday a representative of the Daily News had a few minutes conversation with Sir Joseph Ward, when fevertfl subjects of local interest were touched upon-.

Weforring to tho Mount Egmont Railway, Sir Joseph Ward said if people could take the mountain in tho ordinary lino of £navc|l it would make a tremendous difference to tho tourist traffic. lie would seo thai the majtter was thoroughly advertised both.Wil thin and outside the colony. The railway should put conr soderaiblo value on 'land in this district, for when the metal quarry is opened up stone will bo cheap. Cheap metal means g o od roads ; roads mean increased facilities', which 111 turn mean enhanced lnnd values. " The main trunk lino." suid the minister, '■* is being pushed ahead very vigorously. If is a i ino wMch should be finished without unnecessary delay, for the whole countrv will benefit by it." ces.s S ?" IhU t ' hrou S h service a sue-

~ Yc f' wi " be continued, al(limn'ii l ? ay Qltcr U>c Umc l)«'h of departure from Christchurch of the first express to the South, and of lh° v u ll ' am from Wellington to I the North, making them earlier. In act I have already given directions 'or a new time-table, fixing tl ie departure from Wellington. at 8 o'clock. By this'means wc will make I connection with the llotorua express even mora certain than al present, ilus will come into force in March next, as of course the preparation of a new running over the long distance is a work of some magnitude and the public must be ffiven some notice. The new lime-table will romove any cause for complaint from Wellington. As a matter of fact, we have to serve Hie general public, and though any given time may interfere with one or two special interests, it is the public at large we have to consider.

>Sir Joseph, as :Postmaster-Gener-al, says 1904 was a record year nes-s I,OSUI mul telegraphic busi-