CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 48368, 29 September 1894, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

Where's Mr Hogg?

[TOTUB KPITOKW, 1), TOIKS.]

Sin,—Why doesn't our member Mr Hogg, help us to get a better train service on thoWairarapa line. He must know as well as anyone how tedious the journey is. It is easy enough to make the afternoon train leave Masterton later and still get to Wellington by the time it does now. Five days out of six it is delayed somo minutes at the Summit, where the trains cross, waiting for the Wellington train to arrive; and then again night after night, it stops at Mungaroa, Wallaceville and Belmont merely to pick up milk tins. There arc rarely passengers either to or from these stations by the down train in the evening. Of course the Railway Department will oppose improvement, it always has done so. But a quicker service can be given ; and it should be insisted on. Bettor engines and smarter dispatch at some of the stations would do much towards the saving of three-quarters of au hour each way. Even then wo should not have a model timetable; but public requirements for a time would be satisfied. The Riinutaka Incline will always boa hindrance, but its inconveniences can be minimised, I am, etc.,

TllltßKl'KOT-A-mE Mastcrton, 2Ct.h Sept. 1894.