DEMAND FOR APOLOGY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19030, 2 June 1936, Page 8

DEMAND FOR APOLOGY

RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT < 'KITK'iSM RESENTED ( OEM EXT i.\ WANGANUI (TYr I'j-Ar/j Association.) WANGANUI. Iliis day. Ii: .miiifi l l. lias been expressed by t !i< Railway I >t‘)»:il'i ment as t lie outcome of i-nimiu'iii made by I lie president, -Mi'. S. 1 .,11 yyss. and oilier members, at a reel lit liieeiim; 01 the Wanganui Chamber of C.mnnerce deprecating the Railway Department\s commercial methods. At a meeting last night a letter was na,| from the de|iartment asking for an apotngy and the ehamlier decided to reply suggesting that the department should make linther ini|iiiries into the position Inline hiking the extreme step of withdrawing ils representative from the ehamlier. The department’s letter stated that no represeinatide would be present at the ipiarterly meeting and the department's rcpic.-.ciitaiive stated that he had been instructed by the general manager of the railways to advise that until sueli time as an apology was forthcoming the .leparlinetil would not lie represented at meet lugs. Tite president said he did not think an apology was necessary. Tile department's practice of giving a low rate of iVeigiiT to one firm without extending it to others was commercial immorality. It would not lie tolerated liy a private linn, lie added that if the Railways Department had its way it: would strangle trade in Wanganui, and the general merchandise man was lieingi absolutely per•seeut ed. Other members of the chamber suggested that the matter lie discussed when the general manager of railways visited Wanganui, and a motion was passed expressing the opinion that the business men of Wanganui had a legitimate grievance against the department as far as freights were concerned, that the chamber was surprised at the attitude of the department, and that it fell that further impiiries should he made by the department.