The Zone System.

This is said to be an adaptation of our Stage System. So far, this system has given good financial results; but it appears to me that the social effects have been anything but good. During the time it has been running, the population of Budapest has increased over 50 per cent. When the population of a country becomes piled up in a few centres, not only is a bad social state produced, but railway revenue must also suffer. It may be remembered that before the Hungarians commenced to work the Zone System, I pointed out that this state of things would arise in that country. (See N.Z. Herald, 20th July, 1889.)

The four systems under discussion are the Postal System, Free Railway Travel, the Stage System, and the Distance Scale.