AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS
PROPOSALS FOR CO-ORDINATION. POLITICAL CONTROL OPPOSED. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—(Rec. 7.35 p.m.) Canberra, March 9. As a result of the recent conference between the railway transport authorities, whose aim was to furnish recommendations for co-ordinating the rail transport systems of the Commonwealth with a view to sweeping economies and the elimination of duplication, Mr Heath, who conducted the investigation on behalf of the Commonwealth, has submitted his report in which, inter alia, he urges that all the railway systems should be made independent of political interference. He . also recommends a drastic reduction in the number of authorities controlling industrial conditions. He emphasizes that the railways are over-capitalized, while financial statements do not disclose the true facts regarding their operations. Tire report admits that motor transport had an adverse effect on the railways generally, and particular reference is made to the unsatisfactory state of the New South Wales railways due to political meddling.
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Southland Times, Issue 21649, 10 March 1932, Page 7
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154AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS Southland Times, Issue 21649, 10 March 1932, Page 7
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