I hereby certify that the publisher's lists and other records disclose that the circulation of the “New Zealand Railways Magazine” has not been less than 20,000 copies each issue since July, 1930.

Deputy-Controller and Auditor-General.

The New Zealand Railways Magazine is on sale through the principal booksellers, or may be obtained post-free for 6/- per annum.

Employees of the Railway Department are invited to forward news items or articles bearing on railway affairs. The aim of contributors should be to supply interesting topical material tending generally towards the betterment of the service.

In all cases where the Administration makes announcements through the medium of this journal, the fact will be clearly indicated.

The Department does not identify itself with any opinions which may be expressed in other portions of the publication, whether appearing over the author's name or under a nom de plume.

Short stories, poetry, pen-and-ink sketches, etc., are invited from the general public upon New Zealand subjects.

Payment for short paragraphs will be made at 2d. a line. Successful contributors will be expected to send in clippings from the Magazine for assessment of the payment due to them.

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All communications should be addressed to The Editor, New Zealand Railways Magazine, Wellington.

Answers to Correspondents.

G.W.R.W.—Good sense of Nature, but poems too general; would like real N.Z. flavour—try it. G.S.McA. —Thanks for good wishes; try again. Rail.—Will need some ballasting, but may run it. Katiti.—Pars nearly there—story quite; probably next issue. C.R.A.—Literary analysis not quite suited for our readers; story misses. M.S.—Changing times are too hard to follow and the metre fails to help. J.S.—Interesting, but too general; a tale would be preferred. L.B.I.—Too heavy by half, and 33 days out! K.J.R.—Romance just misses. M.A.I.—Accepted the only lines about N.Z. R.P.A.—Lines good, but not for us. C.H.F.—Paragraphs mostly right. O.W.W.—“Railway Romances” gets there. O.W.—With your opportunities you should produce both newsy paragraphs and verses about N.Z.; others might suit elsewhere. C.R.G.—Will produce later. H.H.—Pleased with one story. A.B.P.—“Me Friends” a good one. D.G.D.—Too dismal. Note.—A number of interesting paragraphs prepared for this issue were unavoidably held over through space limitations.