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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 5 (September 24, 1926)

“Support the Railways Alone”

“Support the Railways Alone”

In regard to motor haulage competition some home thrusts were made by Mr. H. Welsh, Railway Business Agent for the Auckland District, in a recent address to the Hamilton business men and carriers. “I wonder” said he, “if it has ever struck the merchants making use of motor transport from Auckland that the lorries were breaking up the roads to such an extent that farmers, who formerly made Hamilton their centre, were now shopping elsewhere, because of the danger of damaging their cars?” And again, “Those making use of the lorries jeopardised the developmental rates given by the Railways, incidentally retarding the progress of Hamilton. They helped to smash up the farmers' roads and widened the breach between town and country by giving the famers just ground for complaint against the business men in the towns.”

The Chairman, Mr. A. M. Bisley, said “They should get right down to business and eliminate the opposition by supporting the Railways alone.” A resolution urging all those making use of transport to give effect to this principle was carried unanimously.