DUNEDIN-MOSGIEL RAILWAY.

Evening Star, Issue 17597, 28 February 1921, Page 8

DUNEDIN-MOSGIEL RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Your report In this evenings issue of the New Zealand Civil Engineers’ Con- . ferenre at Christchurch, and Air A\. L- | Davidson’s statements as to the above 1 read like an account of a convivial gathering for mutual admiration. The public do not so regard the arrangements carried out by the engineering staff for this duplication'. King Edward road crossing was certainly abolished; but at Wingatni, where a natural subway was available, the department created the danger of a. JcYel crossing—this, too, in laco of repeated protests by the public and local bodies interested. 'As a racecourse siding Wingatui station is admirable, but for the public service nothing more inconvenient, could have been designed. No steps were taken to do away with the Gordon road crossing, which is one of the most, dangeious hairbreadth escapes are common there, and several fatal accidents have of late years occurred. The department paid £BOO compensation for one last year. For the past ten years the public and local 1 bodies at Mosgiel have agitated to have ai 7 station constructed at the actual I :n.*clion of the Mosgiel-Outram railway, , 1 mch would have prevented all the fatal | i-midents that have occurred at the croea- ! ing but the department has'consistently turned them down. Yet it does not re- | qß’-f*. a genius to see that this alteration, , in addition to abolishing tho Gordon road ■ menace to life, would increase the department's revenue by a sum sufficient to pay , | toe General Manager’s comfortable salary j■ TV enmneer’s name who planned the ; j dtosgie! railway station arrangements i■ '- :)u ld also bo'“Johnny Walker.” for it ; I -oukl bo hard to find a single individual j . -too is suited by them. A little comj , mercia 1 common-sense imparted into this i; hide-bound department would bo very i; profitable for the department, and of imj' menso service to the public. Where is i 1 that commercial expert tho Reform Party j ■ were to appoint when they sot out to rei form the bad administration of tho ! liberals?— l am, etc., Hard Facts. i " 'bruary 24.