Correspondence.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 313, 14 May 1894, Page 2

Correspondence.

RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION AT MAKINO. TO THE EDITOR OP THK STAR. Sir, — Will you kindly allow me, in your valuable space, to draw the attention of the railway authorities to the totally inadequate provision made for the benefit or convenience ot the public at the Makino railway station. I think, sir, that, considering the daily increasing traffic at this railway station, the goods-shed accommodation is simply a disgrace to the authorities ; the doors are not even provided with common fastenings, let alone locks, and as a rule are wide open and swinging with the wind all night — unless some friendless traveller feels inclined, as a great many do, to provide for himself a night's shelter, and, for his own comfort, closes and barricades the doors; and, as on several occasions, valuable goods have to be stored there, they are at the mercy of the weather, or, if any one should choose to inspect the goods they are quite at liberty to do so any hour of the night. I would also point out that at stations such as at Bonny Glen or Wangaehu the goods-sheds are so built that they enclose a line of rails, thus affording an opportunity foe a truck of goods (say that it arrives by the late train on Saturday night) being put under cover till Monday morning, instead of, as at present, having to stand exposed until Monday morning. Now, sir, I submit that this station is of quite as much — if not more — importance, as regards traffic, as the two stations mentioned above, and would be far more used than it is at present if it was provided with reasonable and proper accommodation. Another point I would draw attention to is the length of the passenger platform ; it only allows for about one long railway carriage and the guard's van being drawn up alongside of it, and as there is a small bridge at one end and a ditch at the other end, passengers have to chose between alighting in the midst of one or the other if the train is about the average length. I hope, sir, that these comments and suggestions will have the desired effect in getting these defects speedily remedied. I am, itc, A Contributor to the Railway Revenue