KAIWARRA RAILWAY STATION—A GRIEVANCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 8

KAIWARRA RAILWAY STATION—A GRIEVANCE.

, Sir,—Perhaps tho average slay-at-home citizen of Wellington is unaware that'Kaiwarra' rejoices in a new. railway station. Another conspicuous feature, of the suburb is its overhead, railway . bridge. Theso acquisitions bespeak progression, but tlie perspicacious traveller will at night be unablo to seo these evidences from tho lack of. light. . Thero is an -air of' gloom • about it suggestive of an out-back station- on the Main Trunk, line.; The'plao'a leading from tho station is so badly that even Kaiwarra residents," when ■ they alight from: the train at night, wander about in the labyrinthian' duplications. The two lamps that adorn the top of the bridge are never lighted, while the lojver central lamp" emits a light. so pale and sickly-looking that .it seems to be lamenting the days of prosperity. It is nothing unusual to find milkmen toppling over the rails with their empty milk cans, to the. great "annoyance of nervous ladies who are.trying ..to. trope their way out in tho dark. .Protest about this. i 3 frequent and'general for some time.-The suburban official' very often, forms erroneous opinions of his importance, and is. unapproach-, able' to the ordinary citizen. Therefore, X hope that some responsible head will hear me, and give a'little more light to belated Kaiwarra. No whisky and very littlo lightj it is depressing. It is enough'to, make pessimists of the citizens' of this important suburb, who should be inspired into self-complaccncy by an optimistic Government.—l am, etc., P,.SHANNON.