ANOTHER RAILWAY COMPLAINT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 9

ANOTHER RAILWAY COMPLAINT.

•Sir,—Kindly-allow me Space in your valuable :.columns .' : ' to'" state a grievance. I was subject to this morning in connection with the management of the, section' of railway lately.acquired by the Government from tho ■Manawatu .Railway Company.■■: I was a : ■through .passenger .by th 0..7.50 .train this morning to Rangataua. Iwas,afc the , sta-, tion with 20 minutes 1 to; spare. I had my own return, ticket, but had to receive* tioket for a valuable dog I wis taking with me. I insquired, of a porter'whero' I could book ,my canine friendl. He showed me in a 'most: abrupt manner, iho office : used for that pur-'' pose;: Iwent: along to the place.indicated to me;and.was met with, the information that there was no tioket issued here for .dogs, and that I could get a ticket for him at the general booking .office.,. "Nothing daunted, I went back with the following rosult:—l was told this was nbt.tke'office'tobook dogs,.and was treated with tho-utmost coutompt- arid discourtesy I was over subjected to lu. • my life, arid l.havoboenaresideiitiof this'- fair. country, of ours., for ;40 years."..' One.''officer went as far as .to shut the.door in-my face.'. However,.it'has been the' means of me losing my train, whioh means.a considerable amount, to me.'' I may here state, that 1 went-along and' interviewed!.; Mr. :: Arthur,, 1 .'.the. Traffio Manager, :who : 'treated'me: ; Vitli' ; tho /.utmost"courtesy,'.and informed me-he'.would look; into my-grievance, arid, also informed me that the management -was still under the company's Well,, all r.cari say iB tbat.it is.timo.there was a change; and the whole box and dice be drafted upsomowhore in tho back-blooks to .pick and - shovel. -It may he! the. moans .of bringing them to understand the, position that,is entrusted to /them, :in due regard to the safety .and of '■•llio.travelling publio.—l am, otc, '.::'■ . '\; :;■'' ■'•■:"■:' ■■■-■}{'■:■ W.L.D/ January 13. : \. ':-.-,. '.