fficient ▁traffic ▁at ▁Op aki ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁ret ention ▁of ▁the ▁table t ▁por ter ▁there . ▁ ▁H ours ▁of ▁attend ance ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 7 ▁hours ▁on ▁T ues days , ▁Th urs days , ▁and ▁S atur days , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁hours ▁on ▁Mond ays , ▁Wed nes days , ▁and ▁Frid ays . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁trains ▁had ▁crossed ▁at ▁Op aki ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁occasions ▁and ▁only ▁because ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁trains ▁was ▁running ▁late ; ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁scheduled ▁cross ings ▁at ▁Op aki . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁Op aki ▁ce asing ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁permanent ▁table t ▁station , ▁arrang ements ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁avoid ▁crossing ▁trains ▁there ▁and ▁to ▁supply ▁a ▁por ter ▁from ▁Master ton ▁for ▁special ▁occasions . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁railway ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁por ter ▁was ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁table t ▁equipment ▁in ▁the ▁inf re quent ▁event ▁of ▁trains ▁crossing ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁but ▁the ▁Post ▁& ▁Te legraph ▁Department ▁also ▁paid ▁the ▁Rail ways ▁Department ▁for ▁the ▁por ter ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁postal ▁business . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Rail ways ▁Department ▁confirmed ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁por ter ▁from ▁Op aki ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁Post ▁& ▁Te legraph ▁Department ▁elected ▁to ▁perman ently ▁close ▁the ▁Post ▁and ▁Tele phone ▁office ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁rather ▁than ▁supply ▁their ▁own ▁cl erk ▁to ▁conduct