SOME SUFFERINGS OF TRAMWAY PASSENGERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7659, 9 June 1886, Page 3

SOME SUFFERINGS OF TRAMWAY PASSENGERS.

Tβ THK EDITOR. Sib,—l wiiih to briDg under the notice of the authorities, through your widely circulated paper, the disgraceful manner in which the afternoon, tranicars on the Kyber Pass route are packed between the hours of four and half-pas'; fire. Fur instance, yesterday's five o'clock car carried no lets than 50 souls inside, including children, besides a large orowd upon each platform, amounting perhaps to 20 more—making altogether about 70 passengers. The eeats were packed by adult ladies, many of whom had two or three children upon their knees, others standing and leaning against them, crying and tired. Those were tried to be quieted by sugared bath-buns, oranges, and lolly-sticks, to the terror ot a crowd of well dressed men, women, and young girls itanding in the space between the seate, and so cloie were they that the men folks experienced the greatest difficulty in getting the fare out of their pocketfi. The above should have been annoyances enough surely for one journey, but they were added toby the bad behaviour of the junior inspector to some ladies who were trying to pass through the throng to get oat. His manner certainly was most abrupt and quite insolent, so much so that sevenl of them declared they would in future travel in the omnibuses, that though they were rougher the drivers are civil, and pick up passengers at the sides of the streets in muddy weather. The above miseries mui t be remedied, Mr. Editor. Such ruthless overcrowding can be prevented by the tram company between these hours putting on a car every five minutes, as they do in Dunedin, otherwise station a corporation inspector at the junction of Wellesley and Symonds street, and summons the company for excesses. Dismiss an uncivil inspector; hie place can be readily filled from the guards. If the company cannot keep pace with the great traflij, Smith and Patterson should be requested to put on more omnibuses in those busy hours. No passenger grumbles at s> little crowding, but an inspector to be uncivil and insolent in tone to ladies is nob to be borne.—l am, 40., Viator. June 8, ISB6.