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CORRESPONDENCE.
jjumijuu wniea : — oorae time ago tne lx-como-
tivfc Engineer, or some of his talented staff, invented
or copied from some other well-informed engineer
a pneumatic communicator, and applied it to one of
ine trains 01 me aout-ii Australian Railway. I,
with many others, would like to know how it acted,
what it cost for drawing aad fitting up, and what
has become of it, seeing such communication is
absolutely necessary for the safety of the passengers
especially on long lines ? The burning of a carriage
on the P. A. & G. G. Railway by the explosion ofa
lamp is surely enough to demand immediate action
in this direction, without waiting for some fatal
accident before it is done. Had the carriage re
erred to been full the consequences mi'ht have
been fearful. If the united talent of the Locomotive
Department cannot suggest some simple method of
communication, let the Commissioner employ a
practical bellhanger, who will do it for them.'
'J. M.'— A report of the Caledonian gathering
was inadvertently omitted from our Summary on
Saturday, but will be published in tho next
' M-'— Yonr notes have the merit of brevity, but |
weare afraid we cannot make any use of them. , ?
'Pro Bono Publico' writes :— ' 1 and many more
?whose occupations require us at 7.30 a.m. are not
greatly surprised at the ridiculous alteration made
by the Traffic Manager in first train from Semaphore,
which arrives in town half an hour earlier, namely
6 45 a in. Now, Sir, as there is an enquiry pen'ling
the bundling on the opening of the Nairne line,
Eerhaps it would be as well to have one into the
unghng of the Traffic Department, as it seems the
present management is injurinc both the public and
the_ department by making tne alteration in tho
train that used to suit so many, and one of the best
paying, as it was always full It seems it has boon '
done to suit the Nairno train. How is it that the
Nairne could not be suited to the oirl Port time
table, as ten minutes' delay of the former would
ha* e suited all requirements, instead of altering the
Pori half an hour, as there are twenty to one more
travel by Port than Nairne ; therefore, should we
not have priority of accommodation? I hope the t
Commissioner will take into consideration that half
an hour earlier in the morning is a serious item to
working men and others, and that he will remedy
the injustice by giving us the old time-table which
has been so long in force and suited the majority.'
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