LEVEL CROSSINGS.
MR. HER lilies INTERVIEWED. REPORTS IIKI.VU MADE. By Telegraph -Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. k The level crossing question was mentioned by a deputation to the Hon. Mr. Iferries (Minister for Railways), and he was asked when the Department might be expected to announce its policy in regOTd to this serious matter. The Minister stated that he was not prepared to discuss Uu; while question at the moment, but he could assure them the. Department was alive to the necessity that something should be done to minimise the danger. Reports upon dangerous crossings all over the country were being made, and the Department might adopt some system of signals and in some cases remove the , "Stop:" notices farther back. "It will be impossible," he continued, "to bridges over every level crossing in the Dominion, hut if the public will assist u~ our burdens will be reduced considerably. Complaints from engine-drivers and other officials are sometimes received of motorists racing trains to crossings, thereby courting danger mid increasing the anxieties of railway servants."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 10 February 1914, Page 8
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174LEVEL CROSSINGS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 10 February 1914, Page 8
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