An Appreciation.

From Messrs. The Standard Optical Company of Australasia Ltd., Christchurch, to the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan:—

“I just wish to drop you a line to express the appreciation of the manner in which your officers in Auckland went out of their way to save our Auckland Manager a lot of trouble on a recent trip to Christ church.

“It seems that he purchased the ticket the day before his departure from Auckland, and lost it in the Booking Office.

“It was only when he was on the train that he found he did not have the travelling ticket, but had the reserve seat ticket.

“The guard of the Limited allowed our Manager to travel to Frankton, but advised him to get in touch with the Booking Office at Auckland. On the arrival of the train at Frankton, your officials in Auckland had already sent a telegram to the guard of the Limited, advising that the ticket had been picked up in the Booking Office, asking for our Manager's address, so that it could be forwarded on to him.

“This act, coupled with the fact that they then allowed our Manager to travel to Christchurch and use the telegram as the ticket in the meantime, we very highly appreciate, and, as your Department no doubt gets many ‘kicks’ we think it is only right that we should acknowledge the courtesy and the service rendered.”