TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

HV TKI.KUKAI'H—I’KR muss ASSOCIATION J

RAILWAY AFFAIRS. WELLINGTON. June I

Among the remits dieussed by the Railway Ulheers (. oiilerem e was one Irom Dunedin in favour of withdrawing all conee-sions to tin* [inblie except tree passes fur .school children or crediting the Department with the value ol services rendered. Several delegates said the time had arrived when the gloves had to be taken ot!'. as they were sick a,ml tired of reading ignorant and illadvised comment * originating lroni sources that bad but. a hazy idea ot railway transport, when salaries and wages were being attacked. U was their duty lo show now the railways were being exploited by certain interests at the expense of in,la in tho service, by free carriage of agrii uUnreal lime up to ItVI nub's, which it was asserted caused a loss of thousands yearly. I rucks caught lire and were damaged or destroyed and often the farmers who got the lime live sent the produce lboreol away by motor. \ number of other articles were ~|s , ’( carried free and freight «>n heel for export was just reduced. A number ol people including illstingmslul visitors are carried for nothing or at low rates. Milk was carried lot) miles for 3s 3d and calls were relumed tree Other services were mentioned which the Department did for nothing The remit was passed and the executive instructed to "o fully into the matter in older to instruct the public as to some of the reasons why the railways showed a deficiency.

Civil, SKIIN’ A NTS’ WAGES. I>ALMKRXTON NORTH. June 10. A combined mooting of the Pubic Service 1 ;Assoeiatioi> P. iuul T. AssoeiaLioii, Railway Officers’ Institute, and Hie Assuch-l ion of Railway ’Engineers passed the following resolution: ‘•That this meeting protests against .„,y further cut in salaries of public servants until there is a corresponding decrease in the cost of living. Already the public servants have suffered a reduction of Gs per week aiul more tiom January Ist, while the Arbitration Court has held that a reduction of os per week from May bill is all that is Justified. The further cut proposed will have the effect of making large families live in actual want, as the Government statistician’s latest figures shows that the cost of living is again rising. The members of the various local branches assure their executives of their hearty support in any action which they may take to resist a further cut.”