Discarded Railway Waggons Discussed
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 20. One of the tragedies of the railways today was that the public could see waggons actually degenerating into rubbish on sidings, Mr A. G. Goldsmith told the Railways Tribunal today.
Mr Goldsmith, assessor for the Railway Tradesmen’s Association, asked the Railways Department’s advocate, Mr M. Adamson, whether he was aware that some waggons were allowed to rot because there was no labour to repair them.
Mr Adamson that the waggons would not be written off by the department if it was practical to repair them however, Mr Adamson told the tribunal that the number of waggons under repair was the lowest ever. Mr Goldsmith said there were huge areas and machines unused at the Hutt Railway Workshops. Many machines had material stacked on them.
“Many machines have become redundant,” Mr Adamson replied. Mr Goldsmith said he could throw a stone in any direction in the workshop and not hit anybody. The discussion took place during the hearing of the Railway Tradesmen’s Associ-
ation’s claim for a wage increase for indentured tradesmen to provide a margin for skill of 2s fid per hour. The hearing concluded today.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31248, 21 December 1966, Page 22
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