RAILWAY CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 753, 28 February 1910, Page 7

RAILWAY CONFERENCE.

.The Railway Conference -concluded its'■: '.'. ting on .Saturday,' when "the fgpbYran|;,;cinV racers were elected for the ensuing, two years: (' —President,' Mr. W. : A.' .Yeitch; exejutive ■*~. .councillors, North Island.-*raffic Depart / rnent, ;Mr. Frost, Auckland; '■ Ijoco De< ■/'. .liartment,. Mr; .Wilson,rPalmer< J ; , '' : . ston; Maintenance.;■ Department, : : -Mr,"'. , Churchouse,'.'Cross: Creek;'-. Workshop's, ''>'.'" Mr. T. Carlylo, Wanganui. South.lsland:-""'' Loco. .; department, ' Mr;'.' J. • M'Nab,. 1: ', Oamaru'; , : Traffic;/Department,",Mr./P,;, ' Gaiiies,, Balclutha; Maintenance,. 'Mr.' E. M -. r Dflsh,'Timaru;-W6rksh6ns;ilfr; H-.: Harap/' ;; ' ton, Christclnireh. ■ "■■•. '. ''/..,.''-

i It was resolved to convey the sincere \ sympathy-of tho conference,- to Mr. J, "... Newton, who .was a.'delegate to the 1891' ...--. conference, and., to'wish him a speedy re- ■/■''■'. co'vory from his serious. illness;'■/ Also^':' that Messrs. Handisides mid Dobsori, whe , were delegates-to the-'IB9O-' conference/ .:. .and who-have left the service.on 6upeiv r ; annuation, be asked to accept-the well.:•-£ wishes o£ ,the conference. -.Both" thcs«/ '■:' members have .rendered good-servico ti'i'. the society, and its,members/ '--.r ,- \. : : A.'hearty vote of/thanks' was.accordod ,'. .Jib .president,- ■•. general. .secretary,-''. and : '-• niombers of tho outgoing council for. the > manner in which they had conducted'' the work for the past, two years.■■'":At a" - ; subsequent meeting of tho newly-elected';':' Jixec'utive Council,-.. Mr.. ■■'■ M'Nab:'wac ; i •' elected vice-president.-■ i'' .-"-'i- i..: .-.;/- The' various candidates for officership, : ■. successful and otherwise, returned thanks ' ' Several spcakors,. who had - mado-itheir/ -' nrst appearance as, delegates,. remarked-. on the true; spirit 'of unionism displayed' ■'- throngliout the. proceedings, which were ' '. conducted without, any show of feeling.. .-.-" Mention was made of tho sad. accident l 'v winch occurred at Cross Creek Inst week. - and resulted in the death of Mr. JohK liolton, a menibor of..the"society. A mo--- ■■.' tiou was passed as-follows:-That .-!• conference is shocked at tho news of tho : ' sad death of our follow railway' worker, • ' accidentally killed at Cross Creek, and ; that a'messnge of condolence be'-extended i| ■to his parents through the. conference. .