The Evening Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 811, 18 November 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1878.

IVi: are not awnrc whether or not it is the intention of the Railway Department to make special arrangements for the conveyance of visitors to anil from Oamaru during the show days ; but we hope some steps will be. taken to allord visitors from all parts of the country the opportunity of being present at the show throughout the day and returning home in the evening. It is not within our province to say what should be done, but we certainly think that the department should either arrange to run special trains o i all the lines, or to delay the departure of the ordinary trains for at least an hour each in order to give people from all parts of the country the chance of remaining in town as long as possible. It must be borne in mind that in addition to the Agricultural and I'ustoml Show—which in it-self will prove sufiiciently attractive to induce ltflildred.'i of country people to come into town—there will ai-o be the Flower Show at the Volunteer Hall, and the TJazaar ai Messrs. ('oNNin.i, and Ci.owks' stores. Main of those who come into town will, of eour.se. be desirous of paying each of these places :• vk'it. and it should not only 1 e deemed by the lladway Department a pleasure, but- r. duty which they owe to the public, to ai!<>n! every facility to visitors to see all thev possibly ean during their stay in Oamari'.. No dou'it an alteration in the times of departur > of trains would cause some little iueonvie.ice to railway otlicialfl, but this fact should have little weight when considering the very great benefits which would be conferred upon the public. Let it be borne in

mind that the railways were made for the people and by the people, and Hot the people for the railways, and that in studying the convenience of the travelling public the department would only be making the railways perform a small portion of the pin-poses for which they were called into existence. If it was deemed wise and expedient to run special trains from Invercorsrill to Christchurch in order to give persons a better chance of being present at the races and show in the latter place, surely it will be considered equally so to give. country residents in the surrounding districts the small booh we have asked for them. There can be no doubt as to the arrangement we propose proving highly remunerative to the department; indeed, we venture to assert that every train on the show days would be literally crowded with people, and that the only difficulty in the matter will l-e in providing sufficient accommodation. We are perfectly aware that Mr. Lortng, the District Stationmasfcer, ia at all times anxious and willing to do everything in his power to ensure the comfort, and study the convenience, of the travelling public, and we therefore with confidence suggest that he should recommend to head-quarters some plan whereby country visitors on the two show days will be able to remain in O.'imarn an ho;:r or two longer than they can do under ihe present train arrangements.