THE COLONY V. MAKAREWA.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — In a former communication I incidentally referred to our railway management as faulty, inasmuch as it seemed to be planned on the supposition that only travellers from necessity trav«l by rail, and therefore they are proper game for being fleeced by the Government,' in , stead of managing in such a way as to j increase the traflic by encouragingjoZaaaura- I seeking folks to often, avail themselves otf , the railway in pleasure jaunts. A corr^j pondent, Thos. Buxton, bas taken mo to i task for having hinted at the necessity of i railway reform as stated. That gentleman is evidently interested in the establishment of a low goods tariff, and judging from a recent Gazette notice he appears to have attained to some snecess in his efforts,, so far as the earryingjpf.ldcalrmade bricks "from Buxtons, Malcare.waj to Inyercargiil is concerned. As my views of jthe question extend a little beyond Makarewa, perhaps he therefore does not, sympathise vrith me in my utterances. : { Besides*! I . don't i feel myself competent to quote scripture texts ,or that it, ia iie&ssai-y to do so, to settle question- of railway trafficrcharges. * How ever, a ?<vbrdf of two with. Mt ptfxton. Referring 'to theTfabme * country l^com pared-with New be cays— " The cu-pumstanqesr of the two countries are L w«pp v ditferen^' That is^o; * seeing $&s£*# laigei*^rSpjßjMdtf^pfT-^ffi^'.^eople otT'lJfe^^Zealw or needj -to; trawl by^r^j^nd ha^; mort ainpleT^means -of ao£ng>\Bp Tth^a^t^exist :in:th«,hpta«;jepMti3iv- &r l^^eyidentty aover^aeen ho w^the population^ ,our : ;tb\vn of Invercargill- used to turn on tr. almost ■eti jnafat.yihßßVvlovt fares ontß/ioJiday offered^i^ttpent^y M&i proceeds—" The indycemcftits J ' that 3^!|) to fill excursion fiaini jare altogether a wanting here;" ••' I

#I|QaQUTHLAND TIMES,' THURSDAY,. MAY ' 26, IS^«.
