TRAM MANNERS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 164, 14 July 1941, Page 6

TRAM MANNERS

As one who has come to reside ro Auckland from another New Zealand city, I cannot fail to notice and be amazed at the complete absence of manners and lack of thought as shown by a majoritv of the passengers on the Auckland trams, espa* ally on the morning "work trains and "after-theatre" trams. I ba« seen in a tram crowded with a fairl? equal number of women and men women, both voting and old, being compelled to stand, while men sit on the seats and make no offer to gwe their seats to the women. Instead they sit with their heads buried in the papers, oblivious to their surroundings. Also passengers here in Auckland seem to have a great love for either the front or rear platforms of the trams, and anv woman carrying parcels or with a" small child has no alternative but to stand on the zone in cold weather until she is fortunate enough to catch a less crowded tram. In* my opinion » would be an excellent idea for the Transport Board to place a large sjgn on each end of the tram reminding people, especially men. that there « such a thing as manners. The tram waymen and conductors in the majority I have found to be most obliging and courteous and a credit to their service, but the passengers well— DISGUSTED.