HOARDINGS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18968, 5 April 1927, Page 8

HOARDINGS.

RAILWAY DEPARTMENT'S ATTITUDE. "PURELY ONE OF BUSINESS." The Railway nrtment regarding advertising on hoarding coming under its was set out in a letter from the Mmister fw Railways (the Right Hon. J. (*• before the comurfof the Canterbury Automobile Association last night. i„++nr "A, vou are aware," the lettci K°Sil to3?nJ the cstabfeh-nnrr-liaqprs and so long as advertise purchasers am. » j ftnU Setic d ° feeling of .the public, or create dangerous situations no reasonable objection can be talcen to tiieni. ■'The policy of the Railway Departmentin P this matter is to take advantage of the business offered by advertisers and to give in return, and subiect to considerations, mentioned m .the oregoing paragraph, the best possible service in the art, style, and display of its advertising media. "While so statins, however, I hasten to add that no advertising matter win be displayed by the DeP«4 men * 2E there is reasonable ground to believe that the natural beauty of the surroundings will be interfered, with. "If members of your Union havo m mind anv advertisement «ontro led by the Railway Department, which they consider comes within this category I will be only, too pleased to have the matter looked into, and if reasonable justification for complaint is found to exist, cause the advertisement giving offence to be removed without delay.' It was decided to thank the Minister for his letter.