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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 8 (December 1, 1928)

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Some of the ideals with which he has undertaken the direction of the Railway Department were outlined by Mr. H. H. Sterling, General Manager, in a speech at the dinner given to the party on the Commerce Train by the local bodies at Whangarei.

Mr. H. T. Merritt, President of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, who proposed the toast of the Railway Department, spoke of the work of the railway officers on the tour as revealing a special degree of efficiency, and a desire to meet the demands of the public. The New Zealand Railways were, he believed, never so efficient as today, and whatever other modes of transport could be dispensed with, the railways were a vital necessity. That being so, it was for the commercial community to decide for itself whether or not it was going to support and cooperate with this great national asset. Instead of asking the Legislature for new powers in their competition with motor traffic, the railway officers had set themselves to achieve a high state of efficiency, and the running of the Commerce Train had been an indication of their success.