N.Z. RAILWAYS

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 March 1922, Page 3

N.Z. RAILWAYS

FURTHER CRITICISM. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, .March 8. Tiro conduct of the railway service came in for severe' criticism at the meeting of the Genera] Committee of the Canterbury A. and I*. .Association to-day. The matter was introduced by Air. R. E. Alexander. Director of Lincoln Agricultural College. “The Commercial Travellers, at their Conference,’’ Mr. Alexander said, “made a brilliant suggestion that the railways should be sold. I think we should endorse that suggestion. The present position is that everybody is grumbling about the railway management. I rang up last week for trucks to take stock io Ashburton Show, and was told I was too late. Last year I enquired at the same lime, and was told f was too early. At the present time if anyone wants a truck, he has to go to the Railway Department cap in hand, a fortnight before he wants the truck. This Association should call together a meeting of some sort to protest against the present mismanagement of Ihe railways, for things are going from bad to worse. The result of it is that nobody will make use of the railways, and in consequence they tire not paying. They are not being run to pay. I haven't met a man al the present. time who has not a grumble about (he railway mismanagement." .After a few further remarks, it was decided I hat Hie present position of the. railways bo discussed at Ibe annual meeting of Iho Association. nsnsmiranimnißnanM