LOCOMOTIVE MEN

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 4 June 1919, Page 4

LOCOMOTIVE MEN

MEETING WITH MINISTER ARRANGED

(BY Ti.x.l GRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION) WELLINGTON, June 3. Jnirthor correspondence of a lengthy natiu-e has passed between the Acting 1 rime Minister and the Locomotive Engineers, Firemen,, and Cleaners' Association in reference to the Association's demands. After reviewing the circumstances with regard to previous deputar tnns, Ba James Allen stated that the gon. W. H. Herries and the General Manager or Railways would be quite willing to meet the council on June 9, the questions for discussion being mat^ ters that affect the Railway Department, which is under the control of Mr JJerri^ H e will, of course, as is usual * \ fh ****** Pi^de at the meeting. •A little reflection," Sir James continmes, -will, I nave no dou . bt con . vim* you that another Minister of the Crown could not permit himself to be placed m a false position. by presiding over a meeting held for the purple of reviewing the decision of his colleague concerning that colleague's administration of his own Department. With reference to a 44-hour week I would point out that this applies strictly to the various workshops, and not to runn.ng sections of maintenance locomotive, or traffic branches '* i A rGPIy has been sent to the Acting Prim., Minister by the Locomotive Engineers, Firemen and Cleaners' Assocr-! ation m which .they state that their executive council would be pieced to" accept arrangements made to 1 meet the W tw ft.?***™**, and express the hope that, for the sake of industrial peace, some good will eventuate. The H 7®-6011^ regrets *hat the Govjy C™]<l -Jot agree to allow a Minister who had experience in railway administration and who gave geneial satisfaction while MiniterVaSS^ tKnf «aST Chairmt?,"- ,U is contended tnat Sir James Allen's statement regarduig the 44-hour week i s nottaieeJ •ng with the Minister's promise that if he gave anything to loco, men he could siviS ;st others in Raihvay