Travelling and Time-Saving

The reinstatement of the “Daylight Limited”—an express connecting Auckland and Wellington—has a special significance for South Island people who are interested in cutting down the time that has hitherto been occupied in visiting the North Island. The effect of this new service, which is to be continued for the next six months, may be indicated by a simple illustration. A Christchurch business man may now travel as far as Palmerston North, spend three or four hours there, and yet be back in Christchurch after an absence of only one day, thanks to the readjustment of express timetables in the North Island. We refer to this matter not so much to give the Railway Department a well deserved pat on the back as to emphasise the very great advantages of the railway system as far as longdistance travelling is concerned.—From the Christchurch Star.

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