RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14986, 5 June 1914, Page 2

RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

SITTINGS AT TIMAItU,

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TTCLEGRAU3 ) TIMARCJ, June 4. The Railway Appeal Board sat here this afternoon in the case of W. Gillespie, a guard of seventeen yeais' service, of which seven were as a fust grade guard, who was dismissed for failin 2 to issue tickets; to two passengers between wayside stations, tne tickets beinjr of a total value of 2s 6d. The oSion was repom-d by a passenger. S mLfed n ' ,tted tUe ° ffenCe and was <^~ thni l \Y atS S n - f ° r th ° fPPellant, urged that tr-e offence was due to for K etiulnea under stress of work. I n on f c^e the fare was taken when the euard was bu*y at otudholme Junction, in the other case between the junction and the next station when he had not his book «M «T Ap lf ll t nt *** a clean rt cord aiid a good character * Mr Davidson said that a } ar£:e amount of revenue was recei red throufh guards selhng tickets. Guards n™t hi milted andn °WmStlS S pi!

The Board reserved its decision A hearing which was begun bat not completed was the appeal of P. Bradey stationi.iaster at Dunsandel, ajnX the absence of a recommendation Sγ m increase of has salary. ran