THE MINISTER'S VETO

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 204, 23 May 1919, Page 6

THE MINISTER'S VETO

PROTESTS OP RAILWAYMEN. by Telesrai'h—P/'hss Association Auckland, May 22. The following resolution bearing on (he recent case of A. N. Longton, in which the decision of the North Island Railway Appeal Board in favour of the appellant ivas quashed by the Minister's veto, was passed unanimously by the annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the Railway Officers' Institute: "This meeting deplores the introduction of the veto of the Minister upon the decision of the North Island Board of Appeal in the case of Longton, and regards this action as being subversive of justice, and likely to destroy forthwith the present cordial relationship between (ho staff and the management. This meeting pledges its support and assistance to any constitutional means of oMainiug -reconsideration of the decision of the Minister, or to any other action which will ensure that the findings of appeal boards shall stand without revision by any other authority. This meeting turther records and expresses its sympathy with the chairman and members of the North Island Board of' Apneal in the unfortunate position in which they have been placed by the action of the Mhiieter" Invercargill, May 23, The Invercargill branch of the Kailrcay Officers' Institute passed a resolution of protest against the aotion of the Mfnister of Railways' using his veto in the Longton case.