THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR RAILWAYS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 161, 2 July 1895, Page 2

THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR RAILWAYS.

A BYDZEY MAN'S OPINION. [UNITED FBBB ABSOOIATIOK.] "~""\ Stdk»i, July 1. . Mr s £angborn referring to the New ZealanctWilways says tuey present the most urique and interesting situation yet come upon, and ho can hardly dignify the railways there by describing them as under Bay management whatever. lhe generally ac epttvi principle of railway contro l xlfUßt 9 something of militaV precision and discipline. Among the employe m New Zealand the conditiSSLi* tne opposite. He condemns the co-o^°s a^ v ® construction of rai'ways, baring that it cos s from 50 to 60 per more thin by contract m anfed&sc ' country. He considered the wrveys extraordinary, flying surveys seeming to be accepted instead of exhau tive permanent ones. Continuing, he SBys the country certainly is a fine one with (treat possibilities, and its natura^^j&||^ tages are incalculable^|fl^^flH generally, the perm^flfl^^^^^J well kept and the 4^^B^H^^H rolling stock well ™H^^^^^^^^H He believes th»t t^^^HH^HHf Zealand are competeVMPl^^^^H I the railways if >given the g^|^H | tuuVtj, Vat are simply a lot of oH[^H I with power so restricted asJo~9^H Ino power at all. As far &4B^^^H there J^^^^^^H burnt down to-day; also arouse adjacent belonging to Mrs (frandison. The buildings and furniture were insured m the North British Office for £225. W. Brown, tenant, was insured for £70 m the Norwich Union. A young man named Frank Messenger, has been admitted to the hospital suffering from swallowing thirteen matches. He had been gum* digging m the Huia district, but not being fortunate came to town. He said he had tried to get work when m Auckland but failed, and was driven almost to desperation through hunger and want of work. He is now progressing favorably. July I.^. meeting under^^^ifl^^s'l^ /^»/>^ ;■« Pxohibition League|j|i|g|jjg^. m /V~ evening, when addriH^^^^^MHM on the recent a ctio|^B|^^H^^^H[ church Licensing CeHßH^^^^HH newin? the license of^^^fl^^^^^H^| Mr Taylor stated^^|^^^^^^^^H to lay an inf4flH^^^^^^^^^H|^B spector Brohafl^^^flHH^^Hßj^H to have been^^HPHHH^^^^HßHß of his evidenWHitheq|H^^Hfl^^^H