NGARUAWAHIA BRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2918, 28 March 1891, Page 2

NGARUAWAHIA BRIDGE.

It will be remembered that at the last meeting of thu Kirikiriroa Road Board a letter was received from -Mr F. Laurie, of Nuariiiiwahi.'i, complaining of the unreasonable lenuth of time that the gates of the bridge at Ngaruawahia are closed to the public. The letter wa:: forwarded by the Board lo the Railway Department, and the fo'lowiug reply has been re-

.1. MePhttidOU, !•'-:<[.. (J'erk to t.hu Kirtkirirou Road Bo.ml, Waikatu.—air, —Yours of tiie 9th iust. duly to hand, enclosing a letter from Mr Laurie, uf Xgaruawahia, eouiplaiuiiifj; that the Ngaruawahia tailway bridge is closed an undue leugth of timo against vehicles, horses, and foot passengers. In November last I carefully considered the matter with a view to rendering such detention as short aa possible with a due regard to safety. The following are the arrangements :-—Daily : Gates closed 10-0 a in., train duo 10.25 a.m.; gates closed 11 a.m., train due 11.5 a.m. ; ga:cs closed I'J.OIS p.m., train due. V2.'Sri p.m. ; gates closed 1.'26 p.m., train due l.oli p in. In additiou, on Mond.tys and Wednesdays : Gates closed 12.33 p.m., train <iue 12.4S p.m. It is quite true thut if any of the trains ;ue running late that the times may be exceeded, but this is not a frequent occurrence I do not know what Mr Laurie means by siyinq; that on the - 20th instant the fj'.le; \ve;c closed before 1'J.30 p in. ami remained so uutil I.'JO p.in., ami uluo from l.:> 0 p m. to 1.45 [i.iii., and tint a nuuilicr of people wer... kept wisitiiic: nearly tru hours, j There was ii"i,!iiug to prevent people from crossing the bridge between 1.20 and 1.30 p.m. 1 fully rreog d<e th>r there must he considerable aiinoyan-jy to font passengers and others when tile tr.iin hippi.-ns to'be liiti' ; but i he public si S ■ '.; must be the first uouwluratiou, nnd I le.l i jtiii-o that your lio.'.rd will agree willi me that the margin of time, lixed is ;.iil!l close to train times. No (ijubt if the matter id expl.iine 1 to Mr Lam iu he will tee the necessity we are under of aetiug with proper cur ion whtu the public safety is .so much concerned. — I have, &c, G. Hudson', Uiiitri-jt I'll!':. Manager.