MANAWATU RAILWAY ANNUAL MEETING.

Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 84, 10 April 1894, Page 3

MANAWATU RAILWAY ANNUAL MEETING.

TO TllK BPITOit. I Sir— lt must bo very gratifying to your roaders to know that such a jSttHanthropic oompnny exists as tho Manawatn'. I- /ait to sco why a monopoly in tho form or a) Jail way company should bo exempt from taxation simply because it opens up the country. Concessions they have in tho shape oi land grants. Surely the shareholders ahonld be content with 0 per oont. interest. Mr. Porry did well when ho mentioned that great credit is dno to the railway stiff. Undoubtedly the working staff deserve the greatest praise, both from the directors and the travoliing publio It ia theso lower grades of the service that the pt/Mic bavo to rely upon for their safety. Aro mon paid in proportion to their dnt'es." I very much donbt if they are paid as well *s the liovernment employed. Now is the tinr.e for tho directors to show thoir approci itton for the good work done by the men, an<! p.ty them a fair wage. The managt ment aro V etter paid than men holding similar positions in Rngland, although tho responsib'lity is x'ar less, but I suppose an increase of £100 per annum will be added to the already overpaid as heretofore, and the desorving will lie sent empty away. Apologising for troubling you, lam, &o , James Gardner. Adelaide-road.