FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 47, 26 January 1932, Page 8

FEILDING

‘ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

Mr A. J. Kellow, tho president, was in the chair at a meeting of t* l ®, cutivo committee of tho Feilding ber of Commerce last night. Also P r / sent wero Messrs C. A. Hausuianp, Clark, C., E. Taylor (Mayor), E. Whitehead, A. J. Humphries, V. E. Smith and G. J. Fitzpatrick.

AUCKLAND-WELLINGTON EXPRESS.

Arising'out of the minutes of the previous committee meeting the tary-read a letter that had forwarded to the chairman of the Rail way Board, Mr H. H. ’1; testing against the proposed in the time-table of the Auekland-Wel-lington express, % rep wou m chairman stating that the matter would be dealt with at the next board meetlniVlr Kellow, in commenting on the letter, that had been sent, said that the board had apparently not yet met as nothing further had been heard. The letter fully explained the position of the Feilding district, and with tlm view Mr Taylor agreed and suggested that the neighbouring towns and cities interested be consulted in this matter with a view to holding a meeting, say, at Marton to place theposition Imfote Mr Sterling, who would be invited to b °jirKenow considered this a good idea and moved that the chambers of commerce of Wanganui, Taihape, Marton and Feilding, and Palmerston North if it desried to come in, together with the Mayor of each centre, get together witn a view to meeting Mr Sterling about the change in th etime-table. Mr iaylor seconded the motion which was carWith a view to making public the activity of tho chamber in the matter, it was also decided to publish the letter sent to the board which was, inter alia, as follows: .... “At a meeting of the Feilding Chamber of Commerce the proposed alteration in the time-table of the AucklandWellington express was fully discussed. We understand that the tram which now leaves here for Wellington at 8.55 а. would, under the proposed alteration, pass through Feilding at approximately 4 S a.m., so that no booking to Wellington would be available between б. a.m. and 3.20 p.m. We know that it is the policy of the board to as far as possible eliminate motor competition, and it is the desire of the residents of this district to assist the board in this abjective as far as possible. We foel very strongly, however, that the proposed alteration will be of decided advantage to motor services and that the road competition from Wanganui and the Main Trunk to Wellington via Marton and Feildmg will be very much intensified and that the residents of the districts named will be forced on to the road whether they wish it or not. Tho ordinary Auckland down express 6erves a verjr considerable rural population which has to travel many miles in cars to connect with this train, and it is impossible for them to connect with the trains scheduled to pass through Feilding at 4 a.m. and 6.20 a.m. with the result that they will either have to wait until 3.20 p.m. or travel by road. We feel the board will realise the great bulk of the people will choose the latter alternative. We quite realise tho difficulties of the board in trying to please those in all portions' of a long run such as that between Auckland and Wellington, but wo would point out that the train under review has been established for such a considerable time and has served such a useful purpose that the proposed alteration’would not only cause very considerable inconvenionce to the general public but would result in muoh loss to the railways. The train is used by many farmers in the Main Trunk districts to bring them to the Feilding sale, which is the largest fixture of its kind in the North Island and in the event of the timetable being altered as proposed they also would be forced to use the road. It would appear that if the railways cannot serve the requirements of their districts the chambers of commeroe of Wanganui, Taihape, Marton and Feilding will be reluctantly compelled to strongly assist any proposals for improved road transport facilities that may be made under the provision of the new Transport Licensing Act.”

NEW PLYMOUTH MAIL. The question of the delivery to Feilding of the mail from New Plymouth was discussed, it being reported that since the removal from the New Plymouth express of the mail sorting vans all mail matter from the New Plymouth district to the Feilding district is taken to Palmerston North for sorting and sent back to Feilding by a later train. It was thought that such a procedure was a waste of time and could be obviated by the making up of a mailbag at New Plymouth for Feilding. Mr Clark, postmaster at Feilding, stated that he had taken a tally of all the mail arriving for the Feilding district for the past fortnight by the New Plymouth mail at 3.15 p.m., and the daily average was only five letters. None of these was what could be termed an important business letter; they were mainly accounts and the like. It was a very small delivery and did not justify any alteration in the present arrangement, particularly as the mail van had been removed from the train for economy motives.' The cost of running it was £llO per week both ways plus the wages of the two mail sorters. It had to be remembered also that if mail bags were made up at places like New Plymouth for every fair-sized town along the line there- would be no end to them and one point of the economy move would be defeated.

The chamber discussed the matter informally and'decided to ask the Post and Telegraph Department that a mail bag be made up at New Plymouth for Feilding if there was sufficient correspondence to justify it. The chamber then went into committee to discuss, matters of a confidential nature received from the Associated Chambers of Commerce. PERSONAL. At last night’s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, a motion of sympathy with Mr and Mrs A. C. McCorkindale in the loss of their son, Bruce, recently, was carried in silence. MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Mr R. M. Watson, S.M.. presided at to-day’s sitting of the Feilding Magistrate’s Court. TRAFFIC BREACHES. Mr W. Berry, traffic inspector for the Oroua and Manawatu County Councils, proceeded against the following for operating motor lorries without heavy traffic licenses: —rLewis R. Turfey, of Palmerston North, fined £3 with 10s costs; Wollington-Raetihi Transport Coy., Wellington, £lO, costs 10s; Hardy’s Transport, „,Coy., Wanganui, £B, costs 10s. ' , < ! On ■ the information of Mr, Berry, Stephen Smith, of Rangiwahia, . was fined £1 with 12s costs for driving a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. For operating a lorry bearing an indication disc relating to a license which had expired the Wellington-

Raetihi Transport Coy... was convicted nnd ordered to pay 10s costs.

WANDERING STOCK.

Mr Berry prooeeded against the following owners of stock found wandering on country highways:—J. Cantwell, of Apiti, fined £1 with 12s costs; E. Hodgetts, of Taonui, 12s with 123 costs; J. Cribb, Kauivhata, £2 costs 12s, and £l, costs 12s. CIVIL LIST. Judgment was granted for plaintiff by default in the following civil cases: Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Coy., Ltd. v. Edmund G. Cook, £6 10s, costs £1 11s 6d; J. Darragh and Sons V.- E. Hughes, £1 Is lid, costs 16s; R. Shorterv. J. T. Hill, £4 16s 6d, costs £1 16s 6d; Wm. ltayworth and Coy., Ltd. v. Minnie Gertrude Hirst, 17s, costs 8a; Stilt and Monk v. George Grotty, £l9 18s 4d, costs £8 13s; Wm. Clayton v. H. J. Williamson, £6 14s 6d, costs £1 12s 6d; C.- G. 0. Dermer v. W. R. Ireland, £42 9s sd, costs £4 Is 6d; V. Jones v. John Perrsons, £3 11$, costs £1 3s 6d; A, Wood v. L. Stevens, 16s, costs Bs. The Publio Trustee v. Edward William Jackman £l2 12s, costs £2 16s. ' JUDGMENT SUMMONS. L. Bevins was ordered to pay Wm. Bramwell, Ltd., the sum of £3 3s 7d and costs forthwith, in default five days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended on the payment of £1 P° r month.