RAILWAY CONTROL.
THE DIRECTORATE SYSTEM. PRESENT SCHEME WORKS SMOOTHLY. LONDON, August 10. In the House of Commons, Mr. 0. N. Barnes (Labour) moved an amendment to tlie Railways Bill to assure the railwaymen of seven seats on the directorate of each group of companies.
Sir Eric. Geddes, Minister of Transport, replying, agreed to the principle of the amendment, but pointed out that no railway board would accept the proposal, believing that the time was not ripe for such a step.
Lieut.-Colonel Mildmay and Major Mills, both railway directors, said that all the companies regarded the present working scheme as satisfactory.- and intended to work it smoothly. Mr. Barnes welcomed those declarations, and withdrew his amendment.
Sir J. Fortcscue Flannery opposed the ! third reading of the bill. He regretted that provision had not been made for j the election of workmen directors, of I whom he bad 20 years of most satisfac- I tory experience. The House read the bill for the third j time—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 190, 11 August 1921, Page 5
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