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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 6 (September 1, 1937.)

The Springboks

The Springboks.

Wherever the Springbok Rugby team plays, new attendance figures are being set and fresh problems are being faced and solved by the authorities responsible for the efficient staging of the big matches. Too few of us realise the organisation necessary to carry out a tour of this nature.

Catering for the influx of visitors to see the more important matches has meant the engagement of extra staffs at hotels, and restaurants, while purveyors of pneumatic cushions and thermos flasks have reaped a rich harvest. But, somehow, the day of big sales in souvenir ribbons seems to have gone. In catering for the travelling public, the New Zealand Railway Department has good reason to feel proud of its efficiency. It is on special occasions such as this that New Zealanders realise to the full the safe and sure service supplied for 365 days a year. Aucklanders were able to visit Wellington for the First Test as casually as if the Capital City was just down the line instead of fourteen hours and 426 miles away, and returned in time to start work again on the Monday without loss of time!