RAILWAY PROMOTIONS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11866, 27 February 1913, Page 2

RAILWAY PROMOTIONS.

(Pep. Press Association*.) Wellington, February 26. Mr H. 11. Jackson., locomotive engineer at Addington, will succeed Mr A. L. Beattie in the capacity of chief mechanical engineer at Wellington, Mr Beattie retiring on pension on March 31st after about 315 years' service. Mr Jackson is a native of Auckland, 50 years of age, and joined the railway service iti 187(5, being stationed .variously at Pet-one. Wanganui, Nelson. and Newmarket. and succeeded Mr Beattie a l -; I Addington in 1900. In consequence of : tliis change other promotions will be ! inado as follows: Mr G. A. Pearson, i locomotive engineer at Petone, succeeds ; Mr Jackson at Addington: G. E. llich-ard-;ou, locomotive engineer at New- ! market, succeeds Mr Pearson at Petone; : Mr T. Murison, engineer in chief at the-mechanical engineer's office, Wel- ! ling'on, succeeds Mr Richardson at Ncw- \ market ; 3!r S. P. Evans, workshops I manager at Addington, has been promoted t:» lccqmotivo engineer and trans- | 'fcrptd to Wellington to replace Mr • Murison: G. X. Bargh, lcconfo'.ive inspector Thames, becomes workshops manager ;u Addington; Mr E. C. Carew, leading fitter at East Town. Wanganui, is promoted to inspector of locomotive construction at Thames, in place of Mr Bargh.