THE RAILWAYS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19972, 5 July 1930, Page 17

THE RAILWAYS.

DISMISSAL OF CASUALS. [THE FBESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, July 4. An emphatic protest against the dismissal of railwaymen without provision being made to find them other work wm contained in a resolution passed tmsni* mously at a meeting of the Railway Tradesmen's Association and the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants at the Hutt Workshops to-day. It is felt, read a statement issued after the meeting, that the polfcy of the Government in dismissing' m<y from the railways while the country is in the grip of unemployment and prior to any legislation being brought down t» give effect to the Unemployed Committee's report and prior to the investigation of the Commission now sitting, is vary illadvised. The effect will be cumulative in that the home market will hecomo tighter than ever. The policy »f the Government should first have been to find work for those they propoied to displace. This work should have been continuous until the promised legislation on unemployment insurance had been brought into operation. (PBX4S Assocunov TILIQBAHJ WESTPORT, July 4. At a representative meeting of railwaymen to-night, the following resolution was carried unanimously:— "That this combined meeting of Westport railwaymen emphatically protests against the dismissal of casuals in face of the fact that the _ first division members already in receipt of large salaries had the same recently increased, and respectfully asks the Minister for Railways to withhold any further dismissals until such time as the Commission furnishes its report. Further, that we consider we are fully entitled to a second division represent"tive on the proposed Commission. This is in line with a similar request put forward by the Frankton branch recently."

CURTAILMENT OF SERVICES. (PRBSB A6BOCIATIOW TELBGRAH.) INVERCARGILL, July 4. The following telegram was forwarded to the Prime Minister to-day by the Southland League:— "While it is recognised that in the interests of general economy some curtailment should be made in railway services, this League considers Southland is being unduly penalised in the proposal to make no through daily connexion with the North Island. It_ is also felt that the proposed reduction of some Southland branch lines is prejudicial to farming interests, and in certain cases is likely to impose hardship. We respectfullj ask your favourable consideration of these two aspects of the matter."