THE WELLINGTON DAILY MAIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 58, 1 May 1878, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON DAILY MAIL.

„.;:"■■;.■-. . „ .to. .thb B»jcspik. ;t c1 .?p : -' ' ' Slßj— l was pleased, to see- jouc-Bemark"* m. n suit-leadfer of fcbi 27th, uirrfenence'tb at. | dbily mail commum»tion'b^psenj^Wanga-niiiand;Wellm^op^andJo»^#>^<^-^dl: May. inentioa' thafl; the. same; yubJedVbiid] r beeib discussed between CaptL Ffaser, of the's.s^ Jane- Douglas,, fcnd^mysefo someVmonths; ago;, and, ac faF-astcouldi be seen^theroutet>ta- Porirua was; & i thoroughly. practicableT one; and; could beidone irkfourteeiiihours if. a paddle-boat steaming; teni;knptJ»;iu>d;dnw--;^^ingncJj-moeejthaafou^feet;beioedi. Such, a boat could crpsa. the-^Mftnawatu.bar^andi enter ; PoxiiW; Harbour^ 'at! aIL states tol'the^ tide. \ The duton^- by train' froiiuWanga--nuitoFpxton' shoui^ b^-^ne-juibsui^fiours^ leaving W/an^nm. MxL,a:ni; to i^vmg^ afc. Foiton'atn^nilewe^^^^ one p^., f ire^hingToni^ ihe'remainde'r of ' t& jpurnity couldt' thep* be? ae^mplish'ed ; in -two Hou>sj.re»cbang Wellington at seven p.m. The ; ?retnm jbnnjey>6outdj.> of course, be perf or tned at preoiselyr ' the samel hpumi *$at> 'the- line would befor- ' mails and paMengorft only. The ordinary> gpoo> traia could lea^e Wanganni •pd-iFpx-ton at about eight a-m*, ; meeting at aboutnoon, at HalpomJbe, returning^^q , botfi ends-, about six. pjn,, thus giving ample- time on* the retura journey, as, this train, wrifboften, h&velheayy loads- of timber- to. caray, anoV ; alsQjrequioeL time. sfop, shunning and. picking, up producfta^thfrplitfora>i vet the'line,- andt doing away w^hr the^ nepejsiti oi/EUshjng. the engines, ai at neeeentic, . " : " V V.. : "*■• \ The goods traini from Fjosto» coiddtcrosau the mail train front Wanganoi at Paljners--toitat about halfrpast ten, audi the/good*; from Halcombe could cross the mail trains from Foxton to Wanganoi at .Palin^ratorb abodit half-past two m ■ the af ternobh.- A& regards the present arrangemeni) ofe»the. train* I majf remark that any one who- has^ giteA the subject a thought, will be ; aware? that an,: alteration ; is. required jae ibis not. possible to ..keep; time a,nd do the weck, r ofshunting, reo^uwed at the several mills 'on theline, unless at the risk of breakingdotfntihet engines ewryfejw dj^^-^pm^jkp^, j •^'\ v , AipßU... Apnt3oi?lßSa£fe - ; -^ ' - ! ' ;