THE RAILWAY SERVICE
COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY
NOT OPEN TO THE PRESS
MEN REFUSE TO PROCEED
(By Telearaph.—Press Association.) " WELLINGTON, .Monday.
The Railway Service Commission, presided over by Mr Justice Stringer, commenced its sittings 'here to-day. His Honor announced that the proceedings would nut be open to the Press. Subsequently, .Messrs R. Hampton, president, and Mr M. J. Mack, secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, whose case was the first to be considered, stated to a Post reporter that they had asked the Commission it'-llie proceedings were to ho open to the fress. Mr Justice Stringer replied that the Press would not be permitted to attend, as the enquiry was purely Departmental and that be was bound by the order of reference. Mr HampLon Mien said that be would not under instructions from bis Executive go on with the case, as his Society desired that the riucstion should be gone into in public with the Press present. The Executive had been led to believe that this would be dour. Mr Hampton then announced thai his Society would withdraw, and Mr Justice Stringer replied that he would report the position to the Government.
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14267, 19 January 1920, Page 5
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