RAILWAY CHANGES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 30, 5 February 1902, Page 2

RAILWAY CHANGES.

The new* tint Mr 0. A. Piper, Bailway Traffic Manager, is to be transferred to Inverceagill, will be rfoeived with vary general rsgrei throughout the district over which ha has had control. Although we have not always approved of the arrangements made in the running of sriins on fh« loci! section, therß is no doubt but that Mr Piper's dofire has always been to do his bss*; for the travelling public. He has already made a nnm'r.ar of alterations which have provrd very beneficial and coivvenunfc. We are also p'etsed to know Hvit he had otheis in cqntcm plation, which we hope his successor will see his way to carry out. The gentleman who is to succeed Mr Piper, is Mr Seymour F. Whitcombe, who is, we understand, a brother of Mr 0. D. Whitcom'he, formerly of this town. Mr Piper is an experienced railway man with an record. He was formerly chief dirk to|the traffic mauagsr in Wangmui, and filled the sama position in the Napier office, and was prom-itod to the position of traffic manager of the Napier section. Aftf-r the lina was put: through the Mana- ' watu Gori/e and placed under the Wanganui tovffia manager, he was promoted to tha Invercargili ssotion, wheie he has remained for some years. Mr Whitcombe is a very popular officer and up-to-date in ev*ry resp?ct. Whilo we regret the change, w« are glad to know thit Mr Piper is being sueceeied by such a capable and estimable office''.