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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 10 (February 1, 1928)

By Those Who Like Us

page 31

By Those Who Like Us

From the Secretary, North Canterbury Auctioneers' Association, Christchurch, to the District Traffic Manager, Christchurch:—

At a general meeting of the Stock Auctioneers' Committee held yesterday a resolution was unanimously passed thanking you and the officers of your Department for the steadily improving facilities granted in connection with the transportation of stock, and appreciating the personal interest and support received from yourself and Mr. Pawson. It is fully recognised that the Department is often working under disadvantageous conditions.

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From the Secretary, Whangarei Racing Club, Whangarei, to the Railway Board:—

I am directed by my Executive to express to you my Club's appreciation of the railway facilities on the occasion of the Club's race meeting, held on the 10th and 12th November. The facilities were all that could be desired.

I am also directed to advise you of the promptitude of action and civility extended to all by the local stationmaster and his staff.

The Club's patrons and horse-owners were loud in their praises of the treatment received, and general satisfaction was expressed at the completeness of all arrangements.

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From the Secretary, Wairarapa Industrial Exhibition, Masterton, to the Divisional Superintendent, Auckland:—

My Committee desires to thank you for the courtesy and assistance given us during the course of the Exhibition.

The results obtained are very gratifying and we feel that the Department's help, particularly with the school children, has been well worth while.

From Messrs Le Quesne and Cowan, Hastings, to the Stationmaster, Hastings:—

We wish to convey to you our sincere appreciation of the expeditious manner in which the goods consigned to us from Wellington last evening were handled by your Department.

Being urgently required, we telegraphed Wellington for the three heavy cases of goods at 3 p.m. yesterday, and from the fact that we were able to obtain delivery at Hastings station at 1.45 p.m. to-day, we realise there is an earnest desire on the part of the Department to give the public a first-class service. We further realise, of course, that our experience would not, by any means, be an isolated one, and we hope that the railways will receive the support they so justly deserve.

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In a letter to the Railway Board referring to the Department's policy in loading early parcels of papers into the guard's vans at Christchurch, the Manager of the Lyttelton Times Company writes in the following appreciative terms:—

I desire to say that we greatly appreciate the uniform courtesy and helpfulness of the whole Railway staff during the difficult times of the change over to the Middleton Yard. I am satisfied that our parcels were dispatched with an absolute minimum of delay and the disturbance of arrangements for the distribution of papers by agents and mailmen was almost negligible.

I am the more glad to be able to pay this tribute to the Department's officers because a previous letter of mine, referring to the loading of papers at a level crossing, implied a criticism of the Department's arrangements.