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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2 (June 1, 1927)

By Those Who Like us

By Those Who Like us

From the Superintendent of Police, Auckland, to District Traffic Manager, Auckland:—

Now that the visit of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of York to Auckland has passed, I desire to express on behalf of my Department, appreciation of the cordial co-operation and assistance of yourself and your officers, which helped us materially in dealing with the large concourse or people assembled to see the Royal guests.

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From Mr. E. C. Purdie, Secretary, Education Board, Auckland, to District Traffic Manager, Auckland:—

I am directed to express to you the thanks of the Board for the arrangements made by your Department in connection with the conveyance of pupils from outdistricts to Auckland, Hamilton and Rotorua, to take part in the recent Demonstration of the school children in honour of and in welcome to Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York.

The Board much appreciated the promptness with which your Department arranged the necessary timetable, and the care exercised in adhering to it. That your Department should have conveyed so large a number of young people without mishap reflects the highest credit to all concerned.

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From Dr. F. W. Helgendorf, Canterbury Agricultural College, to Mr. H. Chapman, District Traffic Manager, Christchurch:—

I expected to be writing to you as I have done before merely thanking you for the efficient arrangements you had made for the comfortable transport of my large class of students to Otira on December 4th and back on December 6th; but on the 5th I met with an accident on Mt. Rolleston and the trouble that your officers at Arthur's Pass went to, to secure my transport to hospital, deserves my warmest gratitude. Everything possible was done to secure my comfort although I was a perfect stranger to your Department, and I beg that you will accept my thanks for the self-sacrificing services your people rendered.

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From the Secretary, North New Zealand Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists:—

Acting under the direction of the delegates assembled at our Annual Conference held at Lower Hutt, I write to express to you our hearty appreciation of the very efficient and kindly help rendered to us by your staff stationed at Lower Hutt. The good spirit in which our members—upward of 500—arrived, we attribute largely to the kindly treatment which was afforded them on their alighting at the station. We cannot speak too highly of the kindness shown by Mr. Carnie, stationmaster, and his staff of workers, as it appeared to us that they laid themselves out to do all they possibly could to assist, both on our arrival and departure, in making our visit to Lower Hutt the very pleasant one which it was.

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The Secretary of the Southland A. and P. Show writes to the District Traffic Manager, Invercargill, as follows:—

I am instructed by the Directors to convey to you and your staff their appreciation for the manner in which attention was given our Summer Show traffic. The stock was delivered on to the Show Grounds without loss of time and the despatch on the afternoon of People's Day was all that could be desired. In view of the fact that there was a record entry, and that both inward and outward traffic was conducted without complaint of any kind, great credit is due to your staff. The innovation of placing an officer of the Department at the service of exhibitors at the office on the Show Grounds was much appreciated.

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