Patriotic Railwaymen.

During his search for new business for the Railways in South Auckland territory, Mr. A. W. Wellsted, business agent, recently found a community where railwaymen had applied the proverb “Charity begins at home” in practical form, states the “New Zealand Herald.” On learning that local storekeepers were not patronising the Railway for the carriage of commodities (in spite of a reduced rate) they quietly severed their patronage from all local stores and arranged for a continuous supply of goods, including groceries, from Auckland, stipulating that all such goods must be sent by rail. The storekeepers are reported to be making overtures for the resumption of the lost patronage, which was worth about £300 a month.

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