NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 28 June 1912, Page 6

NOTES OF THE DAY.

It is pripbabiy;4:c(iie- , ' : jessi.. , i 6. ;tho; steady afctentibh;; : giyen'\b;y MiNi()N ; and ; in;,someS;de.£re> other nances thanV.tp ihe;,'i ; isi*ng. "of v the; niir , tion against* .jblie-"-Ministry hasjadnnttcd'vthcs'ilegd: for; improved railways^mffnagemgpfc.^Foi' s nearly five iyear.s':)We:':;hfiye\.:iiejyii jiisisting, andfsupjiortingi'aai; tion by an-;abiindani?c?i}£ .Jfaets'Md' figures that for many i country greafrsumV'o ; £ftonayTV^Koii ;: he succcede'dySiiir Minister fofcsßailways; , 'MS;: iMjttAJR;: did not taKe;ilong;rto:::£fe ; &sicle the' impudent jp rip to n liatolf. - ways contributed/three -. %i----wards the ' ? 'in%reßtV;on.-!tHo>A : capital:invested it SwasVcjuitcT-euo.ughf ■ ..•.Hd.. : did his best:vte;impvovc:mattefsi ; he was ]iampcrc\liJy;*tKe:ipetii'6dia : nti;, ideas of his~head .■officc.Sf--'-;:I'€ : :-is*''nbjir~' announced rived"—as if it had noVarriycd'jfiariji ago—'Vlien : : "it''is'dcsii'Ja,U!g''.'ijri : ci;c'xper: client to modernise : the;iman(ige'rao'ii|; of this great.State' : .ente\ ; prise:' ! ■■■■The* Speech tlio-age-limit of.;.the ':■■■. lirescnit , ;- '-.Gerje'rafc Manager o£>the-:ll^ilwa^cpa:i;trn ; qnt and other approaching,". it is pi'oppsed' : :'-.ip^i ; jef :| organise quire from ahroad;%t;:an;'i'adeq]ivateMJ salary, an take cnarge.:* :, F i .qr.-durVo\v^':rjart :,, wp ; still think system woi<ld>^e ;: «'th3%l|est;:^fcfprni/ 5 but the virtues" ; pf .'■'catirbe'; partially manager is';;appointey'uincldßr,sUch; 'conditions as will'make^him:.'independent of ppliticalunfluences;- ■ : jh'S. : sooner reform' , fin agenMnt is ic will be. ;i Of;icourse?noS ; :ißxpertl could succcssfully;'manageyifTaij>yaj^ : . system intoi.\vhich-: : iinpayable:"fiiies ; were thrusti:;%v^haptheb;necqiisary; :: complement of : feformed..managoniotif: is a reform of :tlielsyiteriiiVih(ieiv T vffieli :; money is votedjfpr:newAc6;nsfr.iic£i()rii\Ve must to the fact itiiat; disaster lias : that the needypr-'i;efqrra;'.lin?tHis?fln'S in other dirc'ctipns^js'admift'od* ,/ -N'o;---body will doub't';;thiitQ*. ,( bbssism would be denietlfto , ;- M.. "-"■'■' '■' ' i

Hardly anything-. :itf;,.tho ■ G orefr. nor s Speech :i;3;;ivorse' in;'. .prnfciplii than the 'proppsalSftiafc.'-a' sFptiVril'*--allowance" men who .lcngtlHi n'eiv" iod in Parliameiit:^ , ' is the climaxf:Wf/;prpiessicina!ikm lh ■ politics. We ,)iciecl:.', ; nbt;:-tTOS]ilq: *d : guess at tho r 'u.ltes|q;t."-''jiVotj^?oE. , .liTJj proposal (fori qf-cbiuYSejflie'ft;. be. one); weliific* posal iiT';iHv&:r.e:provided tltefc^.:n:o■:■■ v ;prlpscnfr. ! iite : mbof should bencfi.t.;-;,S.ui;el.v,- , <ip(Hcy:e;aV to bo retiring' alliances '.a!/#!j: IpY' politicians, tlvfsgjqf 'allciftancbs -slioMti be specially looted; ill. .nil' 'caitfiforr the merits. At the.s&ne I.V as we it is not nea;vly.sb::barl.:ias: : :tlib ,I ' ; 'Cib.*' eral metliodvSf ■; thei friends ot by jyi tfing,tKm into the Legisllitiye ■ less of their^iipwers.'far'tisbfur'sei- , vice. ''■■•■■ . ■' '.■,■■■.

While it i> \tHaji. the* Iramway Bo.aM:qf Management;, 'has iraukly_ admi.fctnd: .jtlittt :olrt : ;tramWfiyij system is nofcvselfeuppPrtin'fi;, quires a .good. cJfyil,- BKaiicial strengthening), it ;JH n t if, appears to hayh cpnfmfficl^eU,& the. problem of increasing' .(he revpnne ; and to only pflrt. ni-qb"' lem. The thp finances nnisfc.ibe; dug' in-'scfmcfiiicaWtrc to unwisdomlii ;ox:p%nclij;u':re>:\iu'wi!s^ ! clom in con3tt:uctiprf-''p6li!i;^--"'ari , d i, mi-■ wisdom in the-'-^i;.a : fric?. ■ nTa'iiiagbijj'clie- 1 - ■ and these su'relj? ticirt beiovo the qupstidn'. -ql fafp> '"rti&sections is dealt 'jfpli-pdy cap havfi failed to.nQtTccTil-iG t'cccn'tßjMv or the actua'l; cS'iviuinhing' alrirife , many nf '\A$ sfevsrtf: ?r£ portant bonrdirigMiainTs;' -, car-less .waitiiig: rs top 'b&ri lollowd by a:-per-ffet/. r O;iH.ir ■p'tV.T.'i's.' ine defects ,i;n pf : course less 'dfeftets in traflic management,, ■ flic' pi-pprts-ftd new sealed ji p : dQ\ihhbe resisted I>v the' pcflpliV but it certainljr xiits- away m.iiHt of : tlin injustice rtii'd ineci.uajiucs 'ift I'hfi. existing rat.«s... . J.iii'S.x-fii'li, pro-' yioscd for Ibn ff^trtfcjT," bU-ect, Lyali: α-iici tlXy iigimCl-1

zry i&niivy's. wvll liwt- p.rcveirt the J jisors of those sections tram still ftpI jo:y:i:ng. cheaper rfdipg tha.ll the users of otirer sCctiisnSi The proposal to'. mfirgC the concessions (rtpairt fro.m I ttsjipessious i;o t.h.QSi} \vba«<i des-igiK.-tion as "ivorliir-s" implies loafcrdom . i;u tlio great bulk of to eommumtiy) :in a general issue of B-»do ■tickets' ■ fox a shilling is, of course, quite sound; nqt the sniaiicst of its riWrils, .as the Bpswd poiilts. Ps% is , the fact: that; by simplifying the conductors* work it. wilt -iieducp the iiiinib.ei- el iineoFl.cqted faros. We need lint no;\y discuss nil ike details: bf the Board's-; vcpbrtj trn;fc it nlust .bis painted.put : ■that to adopt its ■i:ecoininenda.tipns. : aivcl (w leave irnirapro#cr ,th» eixlsV ing; ■tlra.e-ta.Mc,. tp t'he : Aveaknessis of;' which alinost .pvery citizen gcjn.lci tgs». i.% out of .liis. own experiences, "Svfli- ; 'not produce tlie: itt. flip: .revenue, :\vhic.K Ayo.tiUl. pJherAyiße ;bir pbssjble. . When the ©biiitc'H is : jjta. the report,, we hope: that this: point will be* afctfihcled toy .arid,''that ;Gq.iuiciil.6rsvwiil.. ■alstji.. discuss' : th"e ■general prin^iplc^biariuhiciphJFitrjmir ways. owners'iiro as dealt ivifch b"v ;t!ie ;Gha:ifrniiny of tile' TDiramwjtyg BBiftrd -fii; the. xepojftix! \yiiich: ■Wfl' re.fevre"a'in.,.y.ester;.d.a;,v.'s; lssiip.: ■

i Mo'st' people \yijt .prbbabiy ie'el a s;ivrgriscd ; .at th>.qucsfi{)ii ;.Qf. Nvh,ielt the me.piber, for AAyarua 'jgayp. :no!;ic& . ,He; viß; 'to :iisk ■ the EafraE;;p}Ni.STKii: 'Whejtfe ■ hV m : tcrids. tfl iiiaka■■the. r.'siVsjnfc. this ses.sjtiff. for tKe cmctitiii: 'of' a ,pu.Uifr rtipmbriivl'lo; tii&\;ltift ■'Slr, i. Seddon. ilk . tiinCy, can; lia:i:i:lly.rep]y:ilecisMly;ta 1 , , this: ppser.j,..;fp;r;:afi!' i j\tVGKnK?iE i: dpeS' j wliirt Ifevcair. p oi: |: Wig wpnidei ;if ■■the,xri;pstib:n;.it6pk. , nim: ! fiy,..surpris&.:;'p.rpbali{y.;i;t ditll. : ■■His/ Myty, ' ■tq:.:ask\\tfe/m(-;i!K ...bei? for;; ; explSij' 'wliy? ilip , ; ■ matfc;r. Vas ; μ^txdbalt■^;itEvlprrg;ii|o ; ■by the Tptired ' ; is ■ ;a;:;ve:ry:'■.bdid.Mtuatipn. :al- , Ago,; ■ JOSEI'K ' ,; pRD ; ;-wa|s' ■Rr-ime;Miinistcv ; :eycv ;, ■a. .fmon^lfi' /ago; olf We,:}ia : cl: ■ ;fe\;:po;/ 'any fliijig- iv.d^a ! . : Carrying;.thc:;meinpViii;i : pr:opoMf into; ;;cnctty;wliy,:tli:d;!ie -■nob cl.o : p:in:spnftr r ..p;f bf :bffice;'? ; ' : ' ; :t ( lidrc' : 1 ?. npSiing ,; 'Yery , 'cre;dit^bJc/toV- : h;im v ife ■:i\pw,. -of,, rajilveri: ;n,-:t(irgeiting' ..-all. ' aboiiit >' : a| : -quitting .'O fficii r , brie"(cafr- ■ Mfc:' 'thines? ;that ihp member;. :fpi; iAwirua- :'fiW. itiiKmb/er: |b.- :?rcca IVJio:/tti<i"miiidr <ti the. new '■■ ■usjod; tc(.;:ba:?;. >Ifv':the; - ■*war : uii: ; is. ; righ|;in :feayintr ; thatttHe'rb> ■M MWpy'M ■thatEublic.'/Acepunt'cpli; kctfi(^ : for ? the-;purppse. ; fif : :H?:rneniorial ;cxpendpclv for -then: p.ivrpo=b ' .e ; xpend>it;?;;;: : Whaf:h^sV.ca\is^ abiig; delay! p£ -'^Mi";''.:'■ '■'■ y '-fi