DEPUTATION TO MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10629, 7 May 1912, Page 5

DEPUTATION TO MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

IMPROVED,SERVICE PROMISED.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Last Night.

To-day tlhe Minister for Railways, Hon. M. Myers, was waited on by the residents of Porirua, Tawa Flat and the Waliraxaga, with Reference tx> improved service's and alterations affect ing tliese districts. 'ln- repfly, Mir Myers sacid thai Ire desired tb give tlhe people every inxfoteement- to live in the suburbs, especially in Wellington, where congestion was very noticeable. Tlhe request for » workers' tram wais most important. The train would leave Paekakarik'ii ait 5.50 a.m., arriving ait We'lilingwot at 7.35. On Saturdays it would k ave art 4.45 a .to . , stopping at stations en route, amd arriving in Wellington -,at 7.*22. He' did not say he could give all tihdt was asked iicr, but he ; hoped to he afci.e to grant suicih increased facilities as vfouM render suburban- railway lea'gues unnecessary. It, was essential! "tihat there should be a policy having regard to tlhe business requirements of flie country. He was surprised to hear cf tlhe time required to send floods frfom Wellington to Maisterton, and v:i:e versa', and the Department i w<otui!,d go into the matter. H;e cou'ld assure tHbm thait his pAti>cy was progres&ibn and not retilGgriessiiion.

Otiher matters whiicih wmiHd bo attemdlsd to would be 1 the removing of the 'fef.re&bment roams f.rom Jvafitbks 'to the Siumimat, tlhe name of Slolway to be replaced for Piurakafu, and train arrangements at- show time\ COMMITTEE SET UP. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) ' WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Wellington Cllialmher c.f Commerce to-dav set up a> ctomimiiittee to report on improvements, desirable in. <t!he Ma.nawa.tu and Wan'arapa ralKnvay sendees, on th;?. suggested deviation lof t'he Manawatu railway line tflirough Akatriralwa. Yr.Lley, n.nd on the best imetiblod c'f improving iihe noin road 'h(i,gh.way« to, the Mainawatai and Wadrarapa.