SHOULD BE SACKED.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 April 1917, Page 2

SHOULD BE SACKED.

RAILWAY SERVANTS WHO DRINK. IN sentencing a railway cadet at the Wellington Supreme Court His Honour the Chief Justice (bir Robert Stout) made some commentjn regard to young men. and more especially railway cadets, frequenting hotel \ija^^4 There was a. grea^ difficillpy knqw what to (Jo with youngcadets, remarked IJis Honqr, lhey were away from, home influence in the first place. Then apparently it was not considerei lmprqper fpr a railway servant tQ drink. In some railway systems in America, however, a railway employee who was seen drinking in a saloon was sacked, He did not see why similar action should not be taken here. No doubt when the efficiency Board Kot to work it would investigate this important question and Qome to the conclusion that no servant who drank could h ; ; ffi lent, lhe?> Possibly, Use regulations would be passed here. „. In ._ my opinion," continued His IJonour to accused, "any young man like you who hkd geen seen drinking should haw *? ei\ i^raediately dismissed. I'J should have thoughf that it Would have been the station'; master's duty tq act as a father to such boys," ■■"■• ■'■■.