RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1075, 17 October 1901, Page 2

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Mb F, W. Lang asked the Minister for Railways if lie could see his way to alter file time of starting of the express trains on tho Auckland-Waikato line so that the ordinary train should leave Auckland at 8 a.m,, and the express at 9.30 a,m. This would be of great convenience to people living near the smaller stations at which the express does not stop, for it would enable them to pick up the express at the next station. He also drew the attention of the Minister to the necessity of a second daily train between Frankton and Te An amutu. The Minister for Railways replied that the timeÜb'e of the Auckland-Waikato line was to be considered shortly, and he would then take into consideration the matter mentioned by the hon. member. Mr Berries wants the Minister to put on a daily express train to Rotorua. At present, he said, it only ran on alternate days, and he had heard tourists give New Zealand railways a very bad name. Sir Joseph Ward agreed that the tourists’ traffic should be encouraged, but pointed out that a daily express involved a very heavy expenditure, but lie promised to accede to the request if prospects justified it. Mr Massey has again urged the Minister tor Railways to increase the speed of the Auckland-Mercer train, which nowtakes three hours to do a matter of 43 miles. Sir Joseph Ward promised that this matter would be carefully considered when the Auckland teeth n time-table was under review, and he would endeavour to do all he possibly could.