One View of our Railways.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 1372, 13 August 1895, Page 5

One View of our Railways.

Major Pangborn, the head of the • American Transportation Commission, thus sums up his impressions of our ,railway system:" The New Zealand railway as such is not such; It is simply made a vehicle for furnishing work, and, as organised, is the. largest ;suigle concentration:>of & votes in the colony." The colonyj * Major Pangborn was 'a fine One with great .possibilities and incalculable natural advantages, .with which he was/ so impressed that he told Mr Seddon he/ knew a dozen rail way men; in England \merica and elsewhere ,wbo would take over, the New. Zealand system even in it 3 present. condition, and not only pay off the deficit of £130,000, but, in addition, make themselves easily £IOO,OOO clear profit per annum. And, further, that to do this they would not in"> any way increase the rates for freight or passengers, but would rather incline to lower them. Mr Seddon, does not, however, seem to have jumpediat'this chance;; It will be interesting '%o J : hear what; the Minister for Railways has to say to these criticisms.—-Exchange. ■•■' ! ■■■'■%■ '''■'■ •■ T -'- : ---' ■ ■• •