N.S.W. RAILWAYS.
WHY MR, CLEARY RESIGNED. SYDNEY, December 17. Reasons for the resignation of Mr. W. J. Cleary, Chief Railway Commissioncr, are contained in a letter, which Mr. Cleary sent to the Premier, Mr. Stevens. Mr. Cleary pointed out that recent threats in Parliament to reverse appointments whenever the opportunity arose were having the effect of demoralising the service, particularly in the lower branches. Ho was convinced that nothing short of drastic reorganisation would put the service into proper working order. Without such changes he would not attempt to carry on, but, if he attempted to carry on reorganisations, it would bo impossible to escape the suggestion of vindictiveness, because the railway history, which is “too vivid and recent to be ignored. ”
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Wairarapa Age, 19 December 1932, Page 2
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122N.S.W. RAILWAYS. Wairarapa Age, 19 December 1932, Page 2
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