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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 78, 29 September 1930, Page 11

To f'bo prepared," but "not to\gtt panicky," was the' atlvicb' offered to. i Palmcrstou North railwayinen by Mr. E.: Hampton, general secretary: of ■■ tho New Zealand Railway Officers Insti- : tute, on; Saturday evening when rci.f erring to tho recommendations- of -the :"Qoyal Commission, which..ii to report ! this week on. the. services in tho Dominion. . : ..... : . Mr. Hampton was replying.to .the , toast of "Tlic X.0.1. Executive" at the annual reunion of the Falmcrsl.ou [.North branch and its farewell :f unction to Mr. J. J. O'Shea, statiqnmaster. tit fpalmefston North. 1 "It is. rumoured we aix to1 have "a ■Board- of Directors,, and- it is also rumoured that 'there are 2000 too" many' men in the service—but you will know all about that next week," said Mr. Hampton. '' I would warn you men not to got panicky and to ,Temember-,that the •recommendations aro not .tho.'finish. They .will have."to .be given legislative authority'"before they are adopted. It was "only sonid five years ago that another Royal Commission had made very far-reaching recommendations, most of which had not yet been brought into operation. '' And the 10 per cent, which.were given effect,to would have been better left alone," 'declared Mr. Hampton. ■ ■ "I can safely-wager that the biggest pnvt of this Commission?s; report will never get any further thaii the.pigeonholes of the department ia Wellington," remarked Mr;- Hampton, . who said that ho was not worrying .about it and; 'that ho, could , see no reason, wny tho'Staff should be anxious. Aii,x can, say is: 'Keep/ your_,.powder toy and keep.ready; for; anything that maj necessitate action."". ' -,'..' ! :"I can only say th.at,wo realise, .that it is a time of ■depression.-but.we will not, let anything, pass that'is s»t:oquitj able, and fair to the staff as a .whole, . j concluded Mr. Hampton, - .- |