Praise for the New Zealand Railways

From Mr. Hector Bolitho, The Deanery, Windsor Castle, England, to the General Manager of Railways, Wellington:—

May I say how comfortable I was on the New Zealand trains. Everything was done to make my journeys pleasant, and I am proud, after years of travel in Europe and America, to return and find that the New Zealand officials have little, if anything, to learn from bigger and more boastful organisations. My two journeys to Rotorua were most happy.

From Mr. R. W. Matthews, Waiorongomai, Featherston, to the General Manager of Railways, Wellington:—

I am writing to thank you for your action in arranging to have my stud cattle forwarded right through to Featherston by the mail train. Had it not been for you the truck would have been taken off the mail train at Masterton and held there until a later train could bring it to Featherston. This would have meant unloading valuable cattle in the dark besides having to drive them through the town at night to get them to a suitable paddock. But thanks to you, this was all done in daylight.

Mr. W. K. Morton, of Silverhope, from whom I purchased the cattle, travelled down on the mail train with them, and is full of praise of the way in which the Department handled this consignment of cattle.

From J. E. Watson & Co. Ltd., Invercargill, to the District Traffic Manager, Invercargill:—

We think it is the least we can do to put on record our appreciation of the work done, and the services so willingly rendered us by your staff at Bluff, in connection with the discharge of Guano from the s.s. “Nolisement;” and we would specially mention the Stationmaster himself and the Chief Clerk, and even more especially the Shipping Clerk, Mr. Downes, who went to no end of trouble to oblige us in every way possible in respect to weights, etc. Our officer in charge of the work considers that the despatch given to this vessel, in all probability, creates a record for the port, and much is due to the courtesy shown him and the stevedore by your officials.