Wellington's Tramway King

NZ Truth, Issue 1208, 24 January 1929, Page 6

Wellington's Tramway King

LIKE all executive officers at >% the head of big transport concerns, Matthew Cable, general, manager of the Wellington City Corporation trams, has to suffer criticism. But he is never dismayed; fair criticism he welcomes, and the other variety he ignores. His has been the guiding hand which has made those elongated juggernauts that hurtle through ton streets pay, and pay they do, despite that they 'carry the burden of a "dud" bus system. . Even' if M.C-. has overlooked the fact that Wellingtonians suffer. from nerves as a result of his rowdy trams, he has at least given them a moderately good and cheap service. Perhaps some day he'll instal shock-absorbers and noise eliminators on the corporations-r olling A member of a well-known Wellington family, Matthew Cable is a qualified electrical engineer. Soon after the electrification of the tramway system he hopped into the job, and its present state of efficiency demonstrates that he s