NO INTENTION OF WRAPPING HIMSELF UP IN COTTON WOOL

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6632, 11 June 1928, Page 6

NO INTENTION OF WRAPPING HIMSELF UP IN COTTON WOOL

NEW RAILWAYS MANAGER STATES FUTURE POLICY Confidence of Public More Necessary Than All Blsf Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, last Night. Addressing commercial travellers, Mr H. H. Sterling, General Manager of Eailways, said ho had endeavoured to compile a comprehensive statement concerning his future policy in the administration of tho railways. But all he could think to write about was the necessity of securing the confidence of the public. This was the keynote of tho Prime Minister in the present administration of the Railways, and it would certainly be the very foundation of his own. Reciprocal relations wore essential and Mr Sterling said he realised he would have to tender the public his confidence if ho was to receive any in return. It was only this consideration which induced him to accept the responsibility of the position. "I feel that assisted by you as one section of the community and by the primary producers as the other, much may bo done towards a successful administration of tho Railways,” Mr Sterling said: ‘‘Alopo I can do nothing. My appeal to Eailwaymen is in the same spirit. “My idea is not to wrap myself up in cotton wool and lock myself up in a glass case office in Wellington. I hope to come out and meet my public and my men, and I hope that if any of you feel there is anything wrong about the Eailways you will come and have it out as man to r an.

“If I can put anything right will be my pleasure and my privilege to do so. If I cannot you will be told the reason why. “That is how I view the policy of my chief, Mr Coates, and that is how I feel I will have to work it out.

“It is along these lines that I believe we will be able to accomplish something. We have been passing through a state of unrest. As far as transport is concerned we have a hard lot of tattle, but we are settling down and I believe yet wo will realise thal the Eailways are the backbone of thi country’s transport. “I ask for your entire confidence Business to-day is carried but at i terrific pace. Time is money, and w« cannot spare too much of that. Mpolicy will bo to co-ordinate goods anf passenger services.”