Department's Helpful Attitude.

Recently, the Thames Chamber of Commerce was represented on a deputation of Associated Chambers of Commerce, which requested the Department to arrange for a special carriage of mails by the early morning steam rail-car (says the Thames “Star”). This had been acceded to. It was, therefore, considered that due reciprocity was called for on the part of those who had benefited by this further evidence of the Department's willingness to go out of its way, on occasion, to foster the interests of the business community. Commenting on this aspect of the position, Mr. Wellsted, Business Agent of the Department, pointed out that disbursements in railway men's wages at Thames amounted to £5,000 annually, by far the major part of which was spent locally. This, the Department would say was a good and sufficient reason, apart from any other consideration, for a further measure of patronage of the railway goods service by Thames business people.