The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1882. OUR RAILWAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1141, 2 August 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1882. OUR RAILWAY.

LOuk railway seems as hard a road to [truvel as'the romantic Jordan. On all aides; complaints are comifloivof ill-kept engines but of gear, and comfortable journies, : The causes of this unsatisfactory state of affairs are not far to seek. The line is :an unprofitable one,' and it is starved and neglected in ordsr that its expenses may be kept down to bhe.lowest possible level. Again, the passenger traffic is found to be unreniunerative; and for this, reason it jjs subordinated to the goods traffic' Our trains are virtually good'strains to which tor the convenience df the travelling public certain ill-conditioned 'passenger conveyances are attached. The department' apparently finding that passengers are uuprofitable.h'iw given' up all 'effort' to provide 1 for-•their' requirera'ents; 1 ' ! "Anq§ei\ defect in, : felts .officer of the department, in'the Wahv buaih&a'ai'ryngeWeiif 'connected' *ith' the line,he is to deal with it; he refers the-.appli-cant tolhe GoiteraT Manager. .If.lhe applicant .|b the General'lMnager, he'will probably, find th>t. this, officer is also without discretionary power, and that a.furlfe reference.has tpje made to the Great "Mogul, MrMiftweß.' In this way'we obmp.on'-qn.r.lihe a maximum'.of;red of management The salary is given' to''.the General Manager; -aiid in allotting this wretched.ptaace%- a chief officer, ,H is evidently, intended that heshould be relieved of theresponsibility which under ordinary icircuinstances sb.quld' rest npon hisshoulders, * A general manager is virtually,' imdor. our;f)-pe|en{' '"systoniv. an .ill-paid officer whVitj .not altow.od, to" ; man%>. vWeWnot at all suifaiiirt the policy pursued by the depiUtmeht with respect to onr.raUway is : one. .While admitting' 1 the''Necessity, of strict economy,' we would point'outthatwhemiit riesults-in inofficiencythe losifit'entailij becomes greater than the gain, and.that virtually such economy is as bad a.fault and is as .tyiinous, ; as: extravagance. It is tolerably patent: 'to most travellers that our line is- inefficient, and we fail to see that the quent depreciation of' Tolling stock and the limitation of passenger" traffic;, caused by inferior conveyances, can be considered,as other thanadirect'loss •tOjthe department. We have faith in the line itself, and believe ; that its permanent'way is capable of carrying all traffic, safely and expeditiously, but we •have-very little :f»ith in theirunning »tfck,- ; the employees whc> ha'vo , ■ charge oj- it are overworked, and in some inskhc'es underpaidi. -If an accident, of a' seripus oharacter occurred "on the line, it is more likely to be caused 'by,, these mistaken economies than.by tliat bugbeilr | —the Rimutaka. ' We .fear that, the many warnings which. thelGovernment ham already had of, something, being Lwibng in the genmUdministratioh of our railway have been to rouse "them'to placVit ing, and that .until stronger %thcomingrr:Unttf a;<really incident wiU\ .remiti pretty'muohattheyM j, 'X\>. ;

•'•Yesterday between' forty and'fifty ? yolumea ot \yurkn.\vHi'n ftddad to/ithe iMlUJt&tOiillhriiry.'. '£;;, s.s\ \&.).,s| U Mr;.F;,;H: Wood' hj§dii 10-iriortw a '.ui'ißH? aiuK.'cittlo-gala fat.. tliol'-Puaforal jSocieiy!* yards-CaitonnV'i- ■' !,"■.:.■' .$ ■:

' station.haafeen CoihiiyA^ngawi.,• The 'bourn, arefi|om9a.in. till sp.m.'andolosed.'onSundays and Publio holidnyfl. : ■.•.';;%.. I 'Thei'-Cn'riartoij' Debating' Sbcietylnaet. .lb-night, and the liist of the winter laihnTeiits takeaT.plnce ai t ; he.';lußtituto^ Carterton, to-miifi-jiw"night. ,'■•:: x'». '':•■ 'Pno lDßpoction parade of'llio Greytown V'.dunjeer. was held laaty o»eiiin;jj : bitt was poorly altdiidedj Liouts. Oatnero'n''' : .'and Gray being- in- command. Ser/t-iiiajqr Be'zar.p.iit-th.o jnflaVthhjiij»h. i beirdiilt'-' P.n ; hmday.next ; : omirbh; pariidewillbeliek -^-'•:-!' iy:

; The St., Lukß's'Oh'urch,"j ;Groytowri; : fiff ; Sunday,uext, wilKh|; ; jJevoted to caisod'j'fur. £h'e: ; pertebtited Jevyfi iti Bubsia. ';. I PSs« ' .-• Liiifi.-TOC'/igftiii■ihrouijht-before tho'.Groyto^p: bench JyestevdayV \VlieV.ti» base;was dismissed.,.-,;' ■-'■-^a ; ; ; i'^''' ; tevton.nvet'iivthoiSn day: pve'tiiiig,' the Hev.'..!.W;. T. •: oociipy;ing-'..llio;T(!l»iiir.T r-jAf' and eopio ; pjtymeiiV, of inßuran'ce on 1 "cMrch; ■} parflonago, : and school room, An 1 extended .discussion on . the finances - ;of thea itook [ilaceV ;aiid:. as' to" arpyieprheutß opening ati'd 'fitting of^'the: chainnhh "at the "requpst]';.iif. - the vestry was# driiw, attorit'io'jpf-the paris'hipri'ers tp lum'cient to nieqtj':oiirrent.:expe'naoß irid j'askip'gVfpr a apeci.al free donation frptn 1 any; who'could 'iiffpiilit'Tbr'; augmu'ntin'g j'fheifl. 'The meeting adjinirnbd about'yen o'clock ui(til 'next..;Mbnday.when final a,rrari«o'!iio;its as to, the opening of- tlia ehurch will tnkpplaco,:,,',,_ • .'"V' , £l. giveu away for' : 2g"'at '&, Hafts on Saturday August sth, 1882, -r-ADVT'; .""" ' •...,."...•...■• ~.';. ; ''

£2,000-w6rth'of goods' to be sold .ittfjist pries, cpmnieucing ,1 'Augiißt,.sth •,1852,. Espp&Haro'B.—ApvT.:._,';: l ■ , ' .; The trees promised for' the Mastertoti School aite. from .the.: Botanical reserve havo arrivedt In addition to the gift, from Wellington, thefe are in the gi'ortnd half a dozen very nice t roes, presented'to the School by,Mr James Nicol. ' ■ One packet in every'lOO lbs of tea sold' at Rapp & Hare's Emporium on August sth willcontaina Jfil note.— k.rm-;,:. A meeting of the officers and non-com--, missioned officers of the Maßierton Rifle Yolunteev,Cor.pswaß ItehVat tho Empire Hotol' ; last .evening, Lieut. Carr in fhe, chair* •: It. was decided to hold a soiree,oni Wednesday,: August 23rd io oeiebroto-the 1 : aniiive'rfllirj of.the corps. The following commilteo :was choaon to make the neoesaary arrangements:—Captain Donald. Leiut. Carr, Sub-Loiui. Fitton, Cul.-Sergt. 1 Williams, SevsjtH. Wilton, Dixon, Dal-: rymplo, Corpls. McLaohliin, ffnaie, Har-' voy, Aukotoll, Kibblewhiio, Bandsmen W. McKenzie, and 6. Boiitley. .The committee will meet on Friday evening'at. 8 p.m. to make necessary awngeipento,,•.' ; Mr Brandon of Feallierstoi), offers' for for s:defor £ssoash'an eight horso power engine and boiler. ....... Wo.noticed io day in-Mesßrs-Muir and Dixon's' Ob'aclr Factory a Very'handsome eleven passenger coach which has just Waii completed to the order'jof Mr IV jThoiupsoii .of the Taueru/ The- wntoriar jused jn i'S coußti'uciion ih"the well known; 'American hickory, but lbo- whole of; the Iworkmanßhip/rwhothor with rflspoot: jtO iroii r wood,.- Pr- loather, |h»B been; performed iii-Mawrtimj-'Md/tha firm 'la jwhtch'^oirutpi-'haß^tliboredit I ;Af turning' put,' a.i'firit-ijiHMight-riihning vehicle;' .which'.jijuiild cbiiHouuG competition with: Wkers'JßirfieHn Sydngy or in'thebtateß; |We alßo.obße.rvqd at the same time a mt Useful six passenger Wagonette', specially Mapted foa atatiiin. purposes, ! whioh hits' 'just -bouir 'finished .to, the. orfler, of Mir. JFevßUßspn!'- '•;■:. '■■■'..' ". "• ! '' ! '' : '--' v •AJ peculiar. and very painful accident! jiefell Mr B'uddon, atTe Ore Ore, yester-' qfcy.;' 'Etfl>;waß - 'driving; a.'hiiar.frdm % Vilefß alfinle ttrbis own'placß, iaud when in the oharged film ,-f Woitii^:jiim^pwh.' Pot{unai'ely he.fell*on.llia Taoej and the boar '■tova^eJ.y..hit;lmn,'opit;h« i liiwer pni't<t the Back,' lMictviig 'Several founds, one of thembeirygalire'e.inches.iii'-.depth. The tmiinal'after inflioiiugas much injury as sktisfieditsanger le£(-itßtietim, who was. fpi'ind lying on thq giv.un'd,- having nbarly Ine3 U.^'-'dißjiih.',:- i H4i.:V'aa- iil&rieil'.'.to-~h}9 Ifrme where'Dr-'BdaiS ance Hhd'sewe'd,up the Had Mr Budden ,fallen ori}his'.back; the' result'' would probably far; BB>ioUß, as it"is tho doctor gtatwsihe will be unable..fo resume work fdf five or six .week's,'"' ,"■ ■'••■' ■■*."' i.,^-' : - came up to Mas/Jetton to-day by (benjidfjay traii\,and proceeded bytfie-afternnoh- lioaoil' , fltf routo %..'Makati.ikfl',.f.i),..i|'ork on Mr ,?au,'nders';'railway^pht;j ! iM\ ! : : ;,•( '■" jT.he _,,Maßterton : " ■ annual Sqireeisannouucad fp/'We'd'npadayf.2Btd'. August, From the manned in \vuioh the Committee are making their preliminary 1 arrangement, .the be aii-'un'-quidiffed success. ••.•/_. ■■<• r .. ■■■■v -'*-i •. i ■!•■-•;.->.■.?