THE RAILWAYS

Southland Times, Issue 19280, 26 June 1924, Page 5

THE RAILWAYS

INQUIRY BOARD CONCLUDES. JUDGE REMARKS ON LACK OF ILLFEELING. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 25. “I think we may say that when we started we had some qualms as to what might happen,” remarked Mr Justice Frazer at. the concluding stages of the Railway Inquiry Board's sitting this morning. “So far as I am concerned, and I think so far as the members of this Board are concerned, we have been surprised, because the case has been conducted without any ill-feeling at all. I was satisfied that the Department’s case would be well presented by Mr Sterling, and I have been agreeably surprised with the ability and care with which Mr Connelly has placed his side before the Court. We have had less difficult cases that have extended over several weeks.” His Honour remarked that the most difficult work of the Board had yet to be done. The Arbitration Court members had other appointments to go to, but they were putting those aside and they would get right into this case and get out their report as soon as possible, not only because the case was important, but because their other work was getting behind. The Order of Reference gave them until July 31 to present their report, but they expected that it would be in the hands of the Minister much earlier than that.”