RAILWAY CONFERENCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7023, 11 January 1910, Page 5

RAILWAY CONFERENCE

ELECTION OF A.S.R-.S. DELEGATES.

The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has just elected representatives by ballot for its biennial conference, which opens in Wellington early next month. A very lengthy order-paper has to be considered by tho conforeuce, chief among the items being the consideration of schemes for tho society's internal reorganisation submitted by tho Otago and Wanganui branches. Amendments in the Kailway Superannuation Fund _ are proposed, ' including a provision that widows and children of. superannuated -members shall continue to draw allowances after tho member's death. If a railwayman dies while in active employment his widow and family receive pensions, hut this privilege does not apply once tho employeo had drawn superannuation. The Executive Council of the society will submit a (motion in favour of inaugurating a. sick benefit fund for raihvaymen throughout the Dominion, to bo controlled by the A.S.R.S. The elections of delegates resulted as follow :

Auckland: G. S. Frost and D. Dwyer.

Now Plymouth: J. Foreman. Palmorston North: W. T. Wilson antt H. C. lie Grange. Wellington: J. Ohurrchouse and M. liee.

Napiietr :t G. E. "WiUia<ms. West Coast: W. E. Wells and J. Robertson.

Canterbury: R.. Hampton and E. Cameron. Timo.ru: E. J. Dash. Oam aru: J. MoNafo.

Otago: P. Gaines and T. MoTigue. Invercargill: M. Thomas and J. A. B Walker.