Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1891. The Railway Commissioners.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 13 June 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1891. The Railway Commissioners.

«. But a short time ago we drew attention to the hostility that some of the members of the present Ministry had shown, before becoming members of the Government, to the Railway Commissioners, and we expressed a belief that some way would be taken to more forcibly endorse it. We much regret to say that we have been but too good a prophet, as in the Industrial Conciliation Bill provision is made to force the Commissioners to recognise the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, which for good and sufficient reasons they have up to now refused to do. The Post in referring to the matter says: -"Many of the reasons in fluencing the Commissioners are identical with those which were alleged by the Postmaster-General, Mr Ward, in justification of his decided refusal to officially recognise the Telegraphic Officers' Association, and both refusals are based on precisely the same principle. But what the Postmaster-General declines to do in regard to his own department, Ministers, to make political capital, desire to legislate to force the Railway Commissioners to do, and as these gentlemen are not easily coerced into doing anything they disapprove of, the Bill provides that if they refuse or neglect to agree with the Socioty, composed mainly of their own officers, the latter may petition the General Arbitration Court for the district to interfere when any dispute arises, and the Court may require the Commissioners to appear before and submit to it. The whole section appears to be worded in as purposely an offensive manner as possible towards the Commissioners, the evident object being to snub them for the gratification of the Society." We trust Parliament will refuse to aocept any such proposal.

— mm^mmmm. —_— — — —_——»——»■——_— »— — — — ■ i Eleven thousand Jews hare emigrated from Russia in one week to England and Australia. Thursday's Manawatu Times says : — At the R.M. Court this morning Mr Hankins, on beha'f of Mr A. H. Wylds, mace application for a iquidator to be appointed to wind up the affairs of the Foxton Cooperative Bakery Company. Mr Hankins applied that Mr J. 0* Mowbray, as a tota'iy disinterested person, should be empowered. Mr T. F. Gibson, r-i behalf of the shareholders objected, stating that up to date he ha ' col'ected over £100 belong* ing to the Company. Mr Hankins objected to Mr Gibson being heard, as having no locus standi, and Mr Gibson then instructed Mr Baker in the matter. After argument between counsel Mr Gibson was finally appointed liquidator, and this day three weeks was the time appointed for all creditors to prove their claims against the Company. Mr Hankins was appointed solicitor to the liquidator. The Turkish brigands have released the English and German tourists. At a meeting of the Lan -i Board at Wellington on Thursday the following application for title was granted : — Mr T. Wood, section 63, Block IX ; W. Port, section 22, Block X ; J. C. Roofe, section 01, Block IX Pohangina. The following tranters were granted subject to favourab'e reports being > received from rangers ; J. Tennant to P. flennessy, seotion 32, Block IV, Ongo • G. Wood to J. Andrews, section 24, Block VII Tararua. It was resolved to cancel the interest of tl c selector of section 39, Blook X Pahangina, for non-compliance with the conditions of the Act. The frost last night was very severe registering in the house two degrees lower than at any time during the k last three years. In a paragraph published lately by' Severn' journals in New Zea'and, credit is given to the Victorian railways for dea'ing with 6,000,000 bushels of grain in four months. The Victorian railways have a length of 2469 miles. The Hurunui-Bluff section, New Zealand railways, which has a length of only 1069 miles, last year dealt with over 10,000,000. bushels in four months. Mr John Howard Wa''ace, who lauded at Petone beach from the ship Aurora on the 22ml Januaiy, 1840, and who was thus one of the pioneers of the settlemen in New Zealand, died at his residence, Woolcombe-street, Wellington, at 3 o'c ock on Tuesday morning, in his 75 th year, the cause of death being heart disease.

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