The Hokitika Guardian TUESDAY, NOV. 15th, 1921. A RAILWAY BOARDS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1921, Page 2

The Hokitika Guardian TUESDAY, NOV. 15th, 1921. A RAILWAY BOARDS

Statu control ltan wade such a deplorable mess of the railway of this country din-ini' the last two or three years, that it is littk' wonder the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce in .sdvoentiiift a radical ohnnttr In the

s-vstem of management. Mhe tins - ir Hot the other Chambers of Commerce at their approaching Conierenco will We prepared to accept the selieme propounded by tlio Caitterlmry (haiolcs ieinains to lie seen, but it seems to is tliat the Railways have reaelmd s'icb a pass that almost any change would be pn lovable lw the continuance of Ibe pissent system of helpless drift. Ibe proposal is to place the management olid cents ol of the entire service in tlm bauds of a Board of eight .minbers. consisting of the M blister of ;fail".i's a- tin- Government appointee. two mcuilrq< iniminfltod by RnrlinnieiU an 1 lour otb. i.. i-.pivs. tiling rop ctircl. i nmiiisaoe, pi iinary prodm lion, labc n :i*n l l tin' railuay cmployci ... Iln-s. lour „ ould elccleil 11- i<-ii ll i:ili\ by repi -•■lalive- «t ibe various int-rc 1- inrnlvud In pi.n ti, ii Dmi a in*ird of cigln r> pfnting >« many diverse iqtiVel Mas i"' < ll ideal body to rnsiin cHiricin ' . f-’i' ill, proposal el tile ( aid ■Thul ' <'b !’" l,cr is only a tenlafive one, and tile constitution of the controlling body is a mattur Dial will be open for diseusion at the Conference. The pr.bleot of the boor, however, is to find some escape from the existing state of affairs under which the railways arc

going from had to worse, and the Chambers of Commerce at least- ''Hi make representations to the ioj-ern-on ol that will satisfy Mi M.ist-cy am] Ids colleagues. The business oiuiniitiity. at least, 'is deter'mined to tali' 1 a band in the work of reform.