Railway Excursions Popular.

The development of railway excursion business is indicated in the marked increase recorded everywhere in the traffic by the various seasonal excursions.

A striking instance of this is the day excursion from Dunedin to Waitaki Dam, which has been a feature in the months of February or March during the last three years. On the first occasion, 22nd February, 1931, the weather conditions were not good, but 294 passengers were booked. In the following year the weather conditions at the time of departure were not altogether favourable, but 325 passengers were booked.

In 1933 the excursion was not held, but for the 1934 excursion, run on 25th February, there were 1,020 passengers carried from Dunedin and en route to Waitaki Dam.