The Railway Service.
Per Press Association.) 5 TIMABU, April 4. o A banquet was held to-night by the branch o.fj $$ • Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants tdeelebrate . the concession of the eight hours system v to railway, servants. It was attended by the Premier and the Minister Of Public 0 Works. : t / : . ■" d The Premier in his speech referred 3 ehietiv to concessions to railway men; c and to users of railways. He stated s that the Government was working in J the direction of having all locomotives in the Government workshops. He praised the service for its reliability and safety. Incidentally he referred n to cdmbines of the smaller local sort e that keep-.fop the prices of food, t3 such as butcher's meat and iisb, and b hinted at Governmcut meat and iish a shops. C
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8156, 5 April 1906, Page 5
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136The Railway Service. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8156, 5 April 1906, Page 5
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