NORTHERN S.S. CO

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 289, 14 December 1906, Page 2

NORTHERN S.S. CO

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Sir, —Some short time ago I read with interest an aeco-mt of a visit of various officials from the above company to Ma okopa. I came to Kawhia specially to attend a meeting tint was advertised oy the company to be held on I'neaday, October 30th, to d ■ cuss matters wish Mr rhaldrick aud try and have little grievances pa rigat -but there was no refreaentai ire. Later on, on Friday, after tbe excursionists had returned from MarokojM, I behuve there was some sort of a meetmg held on half-an-hour’s notice, which did not give much time to make any great preparation. On business men hat nothing to say—they seemed to have sst dumb—J though frorn the jvay opinions are expressed on the beach they should have had a lot to eay. Hr Shaldrfek state*/ riiat the freight to this port would average out something like 12s 6d per ton. Ife could not have gone into figures becaup (we will take <'otober) freights ran vi to a fraction over 16s. His arg?unent seen'id to me that the less we impoi'ted thqgreater weight we are saddled with in Perhaps that’s quite right, but there’s' / 60 Of course we are quir/<l u * n 8 to P a 7 • Httle more than if a fi/ came in, but the d.fferero» betwjn 1»> i »‘ re “d 101 *0 "»i to .senJi good e»peoi»lly m th. latter plaa ie nearly double the distance from Onfcuuga. IS a Lo seems a most extraordiary thing that tiefceta are not issued at 0a port. If a passenger goes on board aSQnehunga withou • a ticket he will probabF ba fined, whereas here if he pays a premii^ihe cannot get a ticket. Doubtless our l(jfef agent must have qualities that meet kijh the approbation of his superiors, 1 then not invest him with the same power * the other agents ? Although he is away t«m duties at times we all appreciate the nwtorm courtesy of Mr Newton, who do many of the duties of the agent and Ao at all times to be faund, and tact, over difficulties that p*rhap« othfwise woold arise. I think I express of the public when I say that th officers of the Kia Ora could not be more b Hging than they aro; they leave nothing t-be desired as -ar as they are concerned.— ■purs, etc., BETLAW.