"NEW .TRAM REGULATIONS."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1180, 15 July 1911, Page 6

"NEW .TRAM REGULATIONS."

[To the Editor.] Sir,—Would you alloiv me just a few lines in your splendid paper to ask the Government "to take tiie beam out of, their own eye before trying to'get tho moat out ot our tramway eye." Scene: Levin' station, down train, from I'almerston conies in, Wellington- passengers waiting on platlorm. A tew milk cans on tho Wellington end of station—"wrong end." Guard waves to driver to go on and on, only guard's van left at platlorm. Milk cans hurried in. "Seats please" is shouted.' Passengers to guard: "Aren't you going to back tho carriages to tho station so as we can get in ?" "No," says guard, "and if you don't hurry up you will ba left behind." A two hundred yards run over heavy metal to carriages (those nearest to platform all full, as tho same thing no doubt had been going on at all the stations down the line). Men, women and children and baggage, old and young, hurry-scurry. Next. How can wo get in? I got my wife, (no light weight) partly on my shoulder, and gave her a hoist up. She landed on the platform of the carriage on her knees, then dragged herself up on her feet, her hat falling off on to mo below. I then handed the youngsters up, then the baggage. The guard meantime roaring at us from the platform to "liur;-,v up." I then managed to swing on myself as the train started. Why, sir, our trams are heaven to tho railways. Yes, let the Government put their own house in order first, then we will listen to thorn. What do you say, Hon. Mr. M'Kcnzie?—l am, etc., A CITIZEN.