A RAILWAY GRIEVANCE.
SOLDIERS AND THEIR OLD PG&T.S. (By Wire.—Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last' Night. Mr. S. G. Smith (Taranakl) asked tbe ' Minister for Railways what steps he proposed to take to remove the gross Injustice inflicted on members of the railway service by reason of their being superseded in position whilst absent from New Zealand as members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Mr. Massey replied: "As far at cat; be ascertained the only members of railway service vfho have- been superseded are those who have returned from the front suffering from injuries which have prevented them taking Up the occupations they previously followed, In such cases as these the department has gone to a very great amount of tropble to find suitable work for the men. S t the honorable member will furnish US! with the names of the persons to whom l he refers, I be glad to have, the! cases investfgated."
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1920, Page 4
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154A RAILWAY GRIEVANCE. Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1920, Page 4
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