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By Those WhO Like Us

From the Hon. Secretary, Waitara Hockey Club, Waitara, to the Chairman, Government Railways Board, Wellington:—

The Executive of my Club desires me to convey to you their appreciation of the efforts of Mr. Pickering, your Stationmaster here, in making arrangements for the conveyance of fifty-four members of my Club to Hawera on June 3rd in a most expeditious manner. It has been the custom of my Club for the last two seasons to travel by car to play all matches, but through the efforts of Mr. Pickering and his staff we decided to travel by train as much as we could possibly do. The interest and courtesy shown to each individual member of the club by your whole staff on the Waitara branch have been favourably commented on by all.

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In a letter to the General Manager of Railways, Wellington, Mr. M. Kean, Metropolitan Hotel, Dunedin, pays the following tribute to the excellent bearing of the members of the Christchurch Railway Football Team who visited Dunedin on 27th August:—

I may say that I have been in the business of hotelkeeper for twenty-one (21) years, and I have never seen a better behaved team, and I have seen a good few. They were very quiet, decent, courteous, and obliging, and I feel sure that if the same characteristics mingle with their employment, your Department will lose nothing by them. I should think you stand to gain.

From the Hon. Secretary, Kiwi Joggers, Christchurch, to the District Traffic Manager, Christchurch:—

It is with very much pleasure that I record the appreciation of the members of this club who took part in the “Mystery Trip” arranged by your Department recently. We all hope that it is the forerunner of many fine excursions of this description. The scenery on this particular walk was magnificent, and whilst the route chosen was not arduous for experienced trampers, it was just of sufficient length to appeal to the general public.

Your Mr. Croft is to be particularly complimented on the arrangement of the trip, and will, I am sure, feel that his labours have not been in vain when he sees the number attending the next “Mystery Trip.”

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From the Secretary, The Christchurch Harmonic Society, Christchurch, to the District Traffic Manager, Christchurch:—

I have been instructed by the Committee of the Christchurch Harmonic Society to write to you expressing the appreciation of the Society of the efficiency with which the train arrangements were carried out in connection with the trip made by the Society to Ashburton recently. The help and courtesy of the Department's Officers and the train staff did much to enhance the pleasure of the trip.

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