§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Transport, in view of the yearly increase in the number of passengers on the Ashford-Ore railway line and the anticipated increase in population in Ashford and Hastings, what has led him to the conclusion that the continuation of the service would be uneconomic.
§ Mr. MulleyWe received no evidence of any material increase in the number of passengers using this line. The following summary of census figures taken in recent years shows the numbers of daily journeys made: