RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 14980, 28 April 1909, Page 8

RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

SITTING AT WANGANUI. [Peb Press Association.] WANGANUI, April 26. The North Island Railway Appeal ; Board oommenced its sittings here to- ', day. Alfred Watson, late guard at Waii ouru, who was dismissed on the ground of insubordination, applied for a miti- ' gation of the punishment. Appellant, .■while at Waiouru, had been obliged to clean out the urinals, and on' the stafcionmaster .complaining that the work had been neglected he lost his temper, and made use of insulting language, •for which he was suspended, dismissal ' following. The Board reserved its cision.J. A. Shelton, shunter at Marton, appealed against his dismissal for his connection with a collision which took place at Marton oh February 2, 1909. Appellant contended that he was not to blamo for the collision. It. was the custom for a eh untin g engine to take rane from the Main Trunk train and «.,rn +hem on to the loop-lino to await >he arrival of the New Plymouth-Wel-lington m ail trai £' to Y hlc , h Vi . th . e y w *f ° f" g ' Cached To make this transfer L'^ W in line On the.day in quesmht> mam imo- ; asked b W 0? f P + ? lister to make the shunt, ML fi did so assuming that the W ■feair would eee that the soma-

phoro was kept at danger during the operations. No sooner, however, had tho shunting engine got on to the main lino than tho mail train, which was running late, arrived, and a collision took place. Tho case was not concluded. :