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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 7 (December 15, 1926)

N.Z. Society of Accountants — Railways and Shipping

N.Z. Society of Accountants
Railways and Shipping

At the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Society of Accountants held in Christ-church recently, Mr. Reginald Davis, President, said:—

The momentous economic questions of to-day call for expert knowledge. Take as an example the Shipping question. Does it not seem economically unsound, that produce ships, should travel round our coasts picking up cargoes and wasting time and money, when in most instances the produce could be railed to one of the four centres for shipment, and dispatched in quick time. This fact would put our Railways on a better footing and get so many more trips in per annum by the steamers, to use an expression that we are all so familiar with, “Reduce Overhead Expenses.” It is merely a question of costing in the interest of those concerned and the saving of wastage. We of course are not a political body, but as individuals and citizens of this Dominion should we not get into these arguments. We are doing it every day for our clients, why not for the nation. Representing a country district and being in close touch with many primary producers, country practitioners find these questions, in consultations with their clients, come before them continuously.

It is the man who can stick to the disagreeable job, do it with energy and strength, the man who can force himself to do good work when he does not feel like doing it—in other words, the man who is master of himself, who has a great purpose, and who holds himself to his aim, whether it is agreeable or disagreeable, whether he feels like it or does not feel like it—that wins.

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Hapuawhenuat Viaduct, Main Trunk Line, North Island. Curve 10 chains. Height 180 feet.

Hapuawhenuat Viaduct, Main Trunk Line, North Island. Curve 10 chains. Height 180 feet.