RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9419, 15 April 1909, Page 5

RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT.

SPECIAL PLEADING BY . GENERAL MANAGER. Per Press Association. * Wellington, April 15. In connection with complaints concerning the alleged defective arrangements for the transport of troops to Canterbury Easter manoeuvres the General Manager of Railways says : “There is always trouble with regard to Volunteers. They consider in many cases that they should receive much greater consideration than is extended to the ordinary public, and yet they are supposed to be acting under war conditions. We do the best we can for them, bnt onr experience has not been satisfactory. There is considerable lack of discipline and as a general rule we don’t get much assistance from the officeis. At Oringi, Encampment things went off very successfully and the officers worked admirably and gave every assistance We only have a certain amount of rolling stock and I take it that women and children have first claim on covered carriages. Most of the Volunteers are young men and most ot them would put up with far greater inconvenience to attend an athletic contest cr to play la a football match.’’