RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 64, 16 March 1915, Page 4

RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

■••-■■ ••• •■ ■ '"'"■" A DELATED PROMOTION, j ■ Tbe North Island Hallway ApM Board." cone is ting of Mr. W. R. Haseldia, "-" S.M. .chairman), Mr. A. W. HutcktojjtfJ| (first division), and Mr. Dyer (secoad';division) sa>; in Auckland ''tiffPf morning. Mr.'W* ,T. Ma«sdon»T« peared- for the department, and Mr %\ Casey for the appellant. The appellant, George Basire, against the action, of tbe Department in not promoting him to the eevettt"-''. grade. Mr. Macdonald said that tbe appeQai was 52 years of age, and had been'«!»"'- % ployed in the department" "»p '*!%**£§§& Tliey had no iault to find with ai% except within the limits of hia disabilij Mr. Basire. unfortunately, was deaf, am. that had interfered with his promotiss, -'■ Otherwise hie work aa a clerk was go*a\ He had been in the service since ;4|fii§||f and bad been employed as a cleric ia tf* 7 good* shed since 1891. Mr. Walter Bowles, District IfseigW in. Dunedin, and formerly of Auekls* produced a letted from tbe goods eltrk' . at Auckland, wbicb reeammended tfcf appellant for promotion to'the'posjtWlUg'g ot senior clerk. He was a, vary eaaaWa . clerk, but, unfortunately, was deal TUfc " however, did not prevent him tiaMjffjj&sLforming the duties of senior cU&'»f|iil factorily. - To Mr. Casey -. Witness was aware t*a% appellant bad acted as chief clerk St several occasions. During the jtst under review he had acted as chief etaik for 130 daye, and during that tjsw;.ty||| complaints bad been made regarding his efficiency. . 'v Casey; appellant was f°\ W " rying about salary. He had (wen avftt\ '-' seded by a junior, who was at pres acting as delivery clerk in the same office. Appellant was being allowed to. .V" hold his present position pending flat ' '' appeal. He is now bringing his cats before the Board to enabliT bint te hi tbe post that be bad filled for 23'jMJal - .in answer to aaesthms by Sfe - Hasebfen.. stated that be bad hen* manager at Auckland for about sin yean: He never had closer relation* with lant than those of traffic managerand clerk, in deciding Oiat. apnellant. Wi.il ; not fitted for promotiou, he had the re- '".. ports of tbe goedj "agent; at Auckland and his own knowledge that Mr. Basire was deaf to go upon. The chief clerk am into contact with the general public, a»4 on this account Mr. Rasire's ditajutttj made him unsuitable far the position. He believed that appellant held the neeitiea of second clerk, and if he did there weuld probably be no difficulty about his retail- .... ing that position, although he might sat S.T. get the annual increment. Frank Walter Arnold, chief goods clerk at Auckland, said that appellant was second clerk. He did excellent work, and had relieved witness from time to time. If appellant were not promoted to gratie T-'-'£ witness did not think it would be ponibU for him to retain bis position as second clerk. , - ' The Railway Appeal Board waemfl dfe ? ckion yesterday afternoon in the cat* of Andrew Victor Johnsom and Morgan Jarrett against disrating for cix month*. In addition to what appeared in lait issue, evidtnec was given by Morgan Jarrett to the/ -effeej that when the train he wfts'to: wkmT approaching Avondate station he saw tbe ebrnal at |"clear" on two - oeeaewns. When b* looked back, five minuted after tbe train l.vraa at a, standstill, he caw the sigtM 7 >: | set at . -