THE RAILWAY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1475, 25 June 1912, Page 6

THE RAILWAY SERVICE

CONSIDER4BLE DISSATISf ICTION (By Telegraph.—PrcSß Association.) " ' Duncdin, June £}. Considerriblo dissatis-fnetior! is expressed by railway servants ,in. regard.,to the .'claskftcatiqtigiiiuiyptliflr;/^ taming- in (lie service. A general in'.-; pr'ovement of the conditions- is ' desired; : awl the-: removal of certain anomalies.as Department'. In' September last a peii-. tioii was presented ;to Parliament; by men "Coveriiig .all- .ihe discontent,; and (his was fully-'inquired Into by tiio--I'aihvays. Committee, of. thtvllouse; with the.-Yosnlt that a..report, was£presented? .favourable) .t'o. 'tlio" .ToqiiestsV ofi tho.'peti-:'. iion. In view of the; findings of, thi.-i'. ■ coiiiliiiUee,..- ihe men" expeeied .that the* ?a'jScossnry-'nm.tfh'Jmjenls i jnitho;ißegtJations: i ■'aud'iCn.ahsificationv'Aetsvwonld'follow, .and;; "Hio\ie!i3)ptlv' ; l!icjrHon;i : :J;';;;A'?:;Millar : and; (iie llon. A. .31, Myers, hnve . bmi/ inter-; >: i"ij \v lij" "\tiie v iSVoa;; oir • tlioV- ;■ rji o-"' tlii Jiif : - ; has'- : yet b'"o!i. d.nH'. Trior to ..ijio iiitervieiv with formed by Ins responsible nlYieerc ..thai the annual recurving cost to the- Depart t'ai\ihooiHl:'orfour'.yoat\s : .vvoul(l' be;; over X 95.000; but it is contended that ■tliis";estiiiii>te .nf pnvmen's over: a period of lYmr .years. The Officers' Insli'iih figures ;: iv jii cli! is! 10 wcklv: tliiii trt i 1 >i\V"! -.("'J' 10 fs: V.rP 0 of giviiia effect .(•;) '.tiie. propw.ls; would : ;Sni;flG(i : at 'lie end of four years. T-i" jriiii'stbry. liowever, pveferrod ■, to' ncfept'; ■ t.lii?' fiiuvp?. (if !ii..s .qy.iv. : I j/ivo lio saiiifaciory ' A : s ■ho v , ?jpn's have yet broil iaken-in. tho matt'ey". a-fur-ther petition from the Tfailwiiy. -.offip.oirs' Institute will be placed -..before rarliainonf; when it hscetsv'' f"