THE PEOPLE'S RAILWAYS.
HOW TRAFFIC IS ENCOURAGED For years past it lias been the practice of the Railway Department to place cattle trucks at the disposal of Wairarapa settlers in unlimited numbers, and to make the ordinary charges for their use. Recently, however, a change, has come o'er the vision of the railway dream, and consignees are being asked to pay the cost of engines, over and above the ordinary charges. Mr T. W. McKenzie, buyer for the Wellington Meat Export Company, has received the following remarkable letter from the District Traffic Manager in reply to a telegram : —' 'I desire to let you know that we are unable to bring more than two wagons by the morning train without providing an extra engine for a considerable disI tance, and therefore for the future we will be unable to accept more than two wagons by the 7.30 a.m. Masterton to Wellington train unless you are prepared to pay the cost of the extra engine. When your consignments exceed two wagons you should send part on the day prior to shipment."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10084, 5 September 1910, Page 5
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179THE PEOPLE'S RAILWAYS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10084, 5 September 1910, Page 5
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