“Otago Daily Times,” Dunedin, 27th April, 1935:

“The figures as a whole seem to demonstrate that the railways are recapturing much of the traffic which severe competition had diverted from them. They may be regarded also as a practical vindication of the progressive policy which the Railways Board has adopted in organising frequent excursions. In this respect the Board is familiarising the public of New Zealand with a practice which has been extensively developed by the railway companies in England and which has proved highly popular. In railway management, as in every other form of commercial enterprise, it is necessary to study the wishes and requirements of the general public. Not otherwise can the goodwill of the community in the mass be won and retained.”