DAILY TRAINS TO CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2628, 16 May 1889, Page 2

DAILY TRAINS TO CAMBRIDGE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sm,—l would like to hear through the columns of your valuable journal, an expression of opinion from tho businessmen and settlers of the Cambridge district, as to the advisability or otherwise of petitioning tho Railway Commissioners for a daily train to Cambridge again. I bolievo it to be a positive fact, that there is more traffic in carrying bona fide goods (not railway material) and livo stojk fromtheCambridgo district in three days, than there is from tho more favoured district of Te Awamutu in five. There are two reasons why the Commissioners wore notasked when here for an alteration in the service, the first, becauso sufficient notice was not given of their arrival in the district, and secondly, that the Cambridge public had got so tired of askinf Mr Maxwell for anything under the old system, that they preferred to stay away, rather than go to get snubbed for their pains : but I am led to believo that if it can be satisfactorily pointed out to the Commissioners (and there is no harm in asking for it) that a daily train is necessary to the district tint they would grant it, but they very naturally will not make any alteration unless asked to do so, believing that by their silence the Cambridge public are quite satisfied with existing arrangements. I. might point out in soveral ways thi! inconvenience of the tri-weokly service, such as being obliged either to stay an extra day in Auckland :iu business, or else come home by Hamilton, as it is impossible to transact any ordinary business by going one day ami iv.turniiisj the u;:xt, as the present arrangement gives only three hours and a half for warehouse time; and again in the matter of goods, the train reaches here a few minutes to four on Saturdays, and as the gonds shed is supposed to close at four, it is only by the courtesy of the station master that anything can be had the same day at all, the bulk of the goods having to wait, until Monday, thus, leavingus without good- practically from Thursday afternoon until Monday morning, to say nothing of the trouble ciusad as the Auckland merchants as they frequently do miss the train. I will leave the loss of settlers and visitors out of the question, and apologising for trespassing so much on your valuable space. —I remain yours, etc., I'liOnitt'SS. QiViubridse, 14th May m<J,