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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 912, 19 March 1879, Page 2

Tirrc trall'to ►UKi.jti.ltivs of Ust .s,•;!.,»» .w :Un-.uly ui-u "■'• At U-;v.t._ it '»'., M ~.p . h"U- s,> front f!io ttomp at-itt which n-iwltc.t i-s-<t from tin,, uwvnuy. We are t.-t.t that tlir gram ,n-"-.vovs aiT iu irvo-.it strait* m nt tho a.tutuntiUtioit oil th;-;.; -rain .f thv NVapata station. This " 1 .;,.'-..us a mai-tot; wore it t; ■•• t'-'.'Vt o >-■■ «"'•' j„,.- t MI to tin- v.'..M.i.hi'r, vviurii may ; -.r any mom-nt vk'n.tfi- it u.vlos.! tVu-atiyth,:;'.;; ui:: Cmhl E..r yhii:kous. as tc way ..u.wi»\ there are shaoU ..t *rain resting ,„'■„,„ the h !U v -n.iitft ri"t rrtt-:4:v|jT P Uro.t 'honoath tiuTH to thr 1-h.M.hu freru fcwmm;.' fw«Hf' ,r a tarpaulin, «.»««rin- "wr «fc-'«- "•'•; tl we w snetx tiling ** ttH-Sf. .«.' art* iVt to in.mire what is the utility nt tfw> ,ho,U '. for w aretutoring that ir. is nwtftv »U..wf.l to ho «so-t as a slu«ir.<r hH-Uio hulkof thy -rain that is t,» tho tt-nui-uitsf.'i: transport,att.hfu.t-tt it taay not ho varvio.t away tW <bys ft H nure ovupty than JuH. whilst ffiun iu tuttis vwimtyhtwno. other uoveriu- than th- heavtfus % lao f.tnners arv very pvopeny t-criv.uy an-uov.-.t at this s-'a-te of ntattors. p.tv\ they hav* preferred this spycilic ehar-e a-ai"st thy wit-.vi.vy depautuieaf : Werday lour truths amv«t at N\'a;>ar:i. wtituit--;u n<> uonstu'tuiwrtt tvote W ;.vt attai;UeU t.» ttictu. •>•» i-t umxal when they are uopett wmi-Ut hy u*ed for the- kt ru-tit ot wtvw s;rairt K p;cp.-v,t to- the wither, Pitt the *ir«tru*tanw that there was a bag ot I;scram in «wfr trasfc t.> segmify ttutt it was engaged—j" 36 as » traveller places hi* ! overcoat »>rt a seat, that it may act s«* hw |t»p?e»er»t»ti«e- ttt l»t* at)*srttcitf—antt Mr. »MiWtoirtt''i* BKUuiger, who was pre*

icnt at JCgnpara nt the time, claimed :hcsc tracks on Mr. Meslove's behalf. Applications were made to the stationmaster bv Mr. BaWocr and Messrs RoxMTßrtii and Aitkks for the use of these trucks for the conveyance of their -rain: but he could do nothing in the matter, m he had received a note from Mr. Loßßfo. instructing him to use them for 3lr. 3le>t.ove. Accordingly the zood* shed was cleared of 3lr. Meslove s which filled only two trucks, and the other two trucks which had been apportioned for that gentleman's use remained empty,and. we presume, were after »ti at th- disposal of anv others that felt inetiiied t'> take advantage of their pro-».-ncf. Of course, no Manic is attachable to- Mr Mtrvr.ovK or his manager. They merelv did what we presume others wmtld doit thev were able. Hut what seems * trance to it.* is that grain should be ■4t:7v.~d to remain in the open when there U r0..«» {■>" it in the shed ; that it is placed on tho We "loiind, and lias no to protect it from the weafher : tlt.'J "rain seeurelv stored should receive the first attention of tlie Railway Department, whilst other grain which may have Iweii Him; f»r <lavs in the open and at the M ,. r ,, v ' „f the weather through the in •ibittty of the department to carry i: aw-tv" M-ems to be unworthy of the exereise'of even ordinary effort to transport it or protect it from damage. It appears that the shed has heen erected more tor ornament than anything else, as tin. farmers* are not allowed the free use oi U Farmers dr. not want to use a railway -hed a.; a store hot.se. They are only to-; attM»t:s to »et their grain to market, am .Mtiveyit to the railway, desirous that it ■dtottM be "iven the quickest despatch. Ii m plain, therefore, that the Kail way De nartmeiit should be either prepared t. e-irrv awav the "rain as fast as it arrives ,",r Wild sheds "in which it can, withoiii expense to powers, be protected fr-.n the weather mttil they can do so. Mr. U..xtifi;.tH. hotdinu' this view, stored ■■: i,;w.s in the shed a few flays ago ; but In received intimation from Mr. Louix. that he would either have to remove then ~i- pay storage. He said that he wottl. r.av the statue storage as other people, am iiis -nun was allowed to remain free o ,■,.i.,r." I'.ttt farmers can either claim it as: tt-ht to sfie the jgniin taken t. a Station for transport or they cannot They should be under no obhgati.u (•..►anybody. Mr. Tl..xnn:i;ii, thanks this'persistence, made himself right on tit. occasion referred to: but how about tit. others who were similarly situated I 1 hi. tHoftiitu; the complainants had WOO b:i«s and Mr. Ctii:VSTAi.:;<)Obags of grain, Jym; in the open : and grain is arriving a X"apava station at the rate of more thai irit)t> Iws a dav. independently or Mr s| riF , l ,VK - > .|tt"ta. The deparnuent wil have to use everv endeavour b> se' that this is ail brought into Mamarti witl erudition, and that none of it receive anv tlamw. '=* *''' l t " at ''"" , ' l "t' :i, ' t m.-':tt fi-v'tueutly neglects to send notice « irs intention to run gram tram r > the station-master at Xgapair. : am that the trains therefore arrive am ,1. 'art withortt the ktiowied-e "f thos wl'.. are sortght t" be beneiited. Th department "must be h-ss straight h.e.t .l.triu- times of ditiieuhy like tn esp.'ciatlv when the farmer tuv the sole losers by its inat.i '■; tv fco proo-rly perform its function* ft'orfht not to be tie,-,'.-,:;ry f.>r thegraii j.p.v.efs ••:' this di-trief to resort to th •• ivMe" art of tisttettff- tit order to deeid uho /natt Fuve the advantage in the use-iru.-ks. Vet this is what v.v nave c-m ro. p.v r.Tid bye the tuo.-t gral , T „»,.r wtif be the man who excels 1 the ;>vf oc as w.-ll as that < .. T ..-.. in■' (•.•:■.•;.'.!(. It is li'udi time tlia ("hi, ot gn.in transport itvr p'.aee'l ttp"tt a tuosv'.-y--.temai.ic bttsis.