RAILWAY COMMISSION

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1930, Page 5

RAILWAY COMMISSION

THE PERSONNEL

SCOPE OF ENQUIRY

(By Telegraph—Per Press, Association.'

WELLINGTON, Juno 17.

The Railway Commission is announced as follows:-—Hon 11, Masters (chairman), Messrs Hall, McVilly and Marchbanks. Mr N. W, Reid (accountant at Dunedin)- was offered a seat but could not accept owing to health reasons.

The order of reference is to inquire and report as to the possibilities of increasing revenue and decreasing expenditure on the New Zealand railways and more particularly, nineteen matters set out specifically, including general organisation, adequacy of passenger fares, oii position regarding concession tickets, goods traffic, tariff, carriage of mails, and subsidiary services such as Lake Wakatipu steamers, refreshment rooms, road motors etc., staffing from the point of view of efficiency and economy, maintenance costs, reserve fund required for depreciation, renewals etc., whether rolling stock is being economically maintained at the proper standard, and the maximum benefit being obtained from workshoos recently erected ill the four main centres, the matter of stores; whetnei abandonment of working either wholly or in part of any ' portion or portions of the railways system would be justified ; the extent to which'co-ordination of road and rail transport is possible, and desirable; generally to review tlu administration and financial position of the Department and recommend what, if any, steps might be taken to secure a proper balance of economy, efficiency and satisfactory service.

The report is returnable not latci than Ist. September.