RAILWAYS BOARD.
i ' • i MANY APPLICATIONS MADE. i FIVE TO BE SELECTED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, Friday, i Large numbers of applications for , positions on the Railways Board to be set up under the Government Railways Amendment Act pastsed by Parliament during the emergency session have been received by various Ministers. All have been forwarded to the Prime Minister, who will be responsible for the final selection of the board of five. The board will assume office on June 1, on which date the control of the railways will be handed over to it, although there are several important reservation«, chiefly relating to finance. The new organisation will control administration of the system, the staff and the running of trains, and it will be in its power to report to Parliament upon the advisability or otherwise of carrying out construction works.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 10
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141RAILWAYS BOARD. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 10
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