RAILWAY AFFAIRS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8189, 2 August 1912, Page 9

RAILWAY AFFAIRS

PROTEST FROM GBEXMOUTH. OBJECTIONS TO DOMINION MANAGER. PBE33 ASSOCIATION. GREYMOUTH, August 1. At a meeting of the Greymouth branen of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants the following resolution was carried unanimously; “That this branch strongly protests against the announced Intention of the Government to import an export to manage the New Zealand Railways after retirement of tho ’ present general manager instead of promoting-an officer from tlie service who would be thoroughly faxnlHar with New Zealand conditions, and equally capable as a railway man; and especially in view of the fact that it has. been. fro’’quontly stated by those in authority that every facility Is offered to every member of the service to > rise from the lowest to the highest position in it.” i OFFICERS’ CLAIMS. DUNEDIN, August 1. At the Railway Officers’ Institute annual conference, it was resolved: "That every effort should be made to have immediate affect given to the recommendations of the Railway Committee on the petition presented to the House In 1911." Tbe opinion was unanimously expressed by members of the council that they bad received a verdict from tbe highest tribunal to which they could appeal, namely. Parliament, which had ‘ found that the claims set forth by tbe officers of the' Railway Service were justified.