CABINET V, COMMISSONER.
A NEW SOUTH WALES CHANGE,
2? TclcsraDh-Prosß Associatlon-Oopyrlir]): , Sydney, March 26. ihe Government is taking action to supersede the powers of the Chief Kail way Commissioner, in consequence of the recent differences between him and theCabinet on questions of policy. Mr. Griffith, Minister for Public Works, announced in the- Legislative Assembly to-day that a board, consisting of the Ministers for Railways and Public Works, and the Chief Commissioner, would be appointed for tho carrying out of railway duplication and deviation works. Ho stated that two years ago Parliament had voted two millions for duplication work but (he Commissioner had speitt less than half that sum. The congestion on the railways was becoming a serious menace.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1399, 27 March 1912, Page 5
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118CABINET V, COMMISSONER. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1399, 27 March 1912, Page 5
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