RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. THIED LETTER.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7779, 25 June 1887, Page 3

RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. THIED LETTER.

Sir, — I precis some bulky correspondence of recent date. (1.) Self to district manager : I received two large consignments on one delivery note. The shippers' marks not entered ; hence unable to separate consignments. (2.) Reply: Station-master, Spit, omitted to enter same on way-bill. (1.) Sclt to district manager : One large consignment from Napier was split in transit and arrived by different trains, hence confusion. (2.) Reply: Part was cnnpowder, and according to regulations, &C. There is pi course no redress. The politeness with which the present district manager replies to my queries makes me inclined to think he does all he can under existing regulations. But these regulations are not accessible to the public any niorethan the departmental regulations issued to Post-offices and police stations. When a delivery note has a special column for "marks" and this column is not filled, I say a fine should be inflicted and consignee informed of same. Similarly when a consignment of goods is handed in if, it must be split and forwarded by different trains, consignee should be advised by wire. When I expect a certain known number of packages, and only a portion arrive, I am obliged to immediately prosecute inquiries or else I lose the run of the goods and cannot fix blame on right paity. — lam, &c. W. F. Howlett. Pahiatua, June 23, 1887.