RAILWAY REFORM.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1748, 18 September 1883, Page 4

RAILWAY REFORM.

TO THE KUITOU. gin —Your remarks as to the railway management for cattle trucks &c , deserve tlio best attention, of those who are at present, trying their hands, at rathvaj' management ; if Mr Rolleston said in ieply to Mr Tolo, that that was the (list fcnue ho had heard any complaints, he cannot read the various news papers, for as is well known, it has bien a constant theme, for editor, and coriespondents alike, unfortunately the latter, h.ue gcucially been sulleter-s, in some M.ay ; and as a natural result, they like to hay as htrlc as possible to do with the railway. Is there any wonder tlieiefore th.it the loss on our r til ways should be increasing .uinually, as shown in Mr V.ule's U'ttiM', enclosed, (which please insert) aid if that is to be continued it will 1)3 foiu'd unple.mntly on the notice of tin- MniHtiy .md the t.i\pi\eii> .IKO. As a contrast .1 enclose you a dip fioni the London Weekly Time-, of .Inly (itli^ wlue'ignc-. t!iu mileage ineie.i-.i' (n l-."> pa i cent, and an iiiciease ot 3 I pel eenf of leceipN ; on t!ie week's tralli", o\cr the eoi'M^ponding week in ISS_\ Smely these things nvibt shew the (iovmuueut th.it the whole matter want*- a se,uchin« investigation, and a thoiough rcfoim. I liope the Committees at Te Awamutn, and Hamilton will lenunii Mr Hollebton, of the resolutions passed at their meetings. Now is the time to becond Mr 'lole's dibits, and bhew that tins subject has been long talked about by the taxpayers,, and it is quite trne that _ the Government should take note of ib. — You is &c. .1. NLwr-vvn. Ngaroto, 1 lib Juno, ISS3. [Enci.osurls.] KAILWVY UHKOIIM TIIK I'Ulv SKAT VNXb \Ti L')SS. io mi. union. Sin,— l d"Mie t<> c.ill the attention <>f your le.uloi^ to tho followiii},' statement of the sen mis loss m idf inidei the ]uesent s^- I tolM of woikin^ Hh- i ulu.i>-> of tliu colony - lSf-'O-l io^-, mulij i;ir,o,H").'} ISSI Jdo do. 207, 1-H l«sj.'i «!... .1-). 2i»_',.tll ]-)HlHlg t'l-v t'«M.- M-l, 'r> .I'i.lil .M..1 lmk'i of iailw.iv liu<* b -e.i O|>-r'(l foi tiaihc, th- p >l)>d "f <-'"•• c >loin has mcieasud L'5,0)0, tiade aid cuiiinoicc hue laigely df\elo,ied, and >t tin Mt " f 1111 tins, the inciei-<e «if 1(»^ - foitlie^e" ""duigHist >r.uch, l s «-', w i .'iid f<» the u\ir oiidm;,' in Miuhla-ta fuithei mcii'.iMjof ln> mil .uid.<l))M- tlu lop> <>f pu-Mous of f> >, 17I> wasu>ade Thus the l.itinof lo^moii t'nn doubles it-elf yen b\M'>u. Wheie is all this to land iis .' Jl.is the ])ii'scnt s^st in au-weu'd.' Is fcliuif not \eiy indent need of a " l.idical lefoim '! ' — I am, &(-., S\mi i.i. Vui.r. Auckland, 4th S^ptemb-i, ISM