AUCKLAND RAILWAY, AND HOW TO MAKE IT PAY BETTER, AND GIVE THE PUBLIC BETTER ACCOMMODATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6065, 26 April 1881, Page 3

AUCKLAND RAILWAY, AND HOW TO MAKE IT PAY BETTER, AND GIVE THE PUBLIC BETTER ACCOMMODATION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—lt is a fact that the expenses connected, with the railway have increased since the 10 per cent, reduction. One naturally asks why it should be so? The answer is plain, that the 10 per cent, has been a rankling wound in the breast-of every railway employe since its adoption. The question then arises, what is the remedy? I would suggest that as the Government now know the amount of receipts under the present system, let them now offer • to make a fund, to be divided according to the present rate of pay between all railway employe's thus : thatJlO per cent, will be devoted for that purpose on all increase of receipts realised from increase of business, and the Government would soon find the receipts in creased, for now there is no inducement; as at present the clerks and officials get their pay whether the traffic be little or much. Then, Mr. Editor, greater efforts would be made to study to increase the accommodation of the travelling public.—l am, &c, J. P. Kisg.