RAILWAY STRIKE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2725, 26 April 1924, Page 3

RAILWAY STRIKE.

AO bIGA Of’ SiiI’TLhIMJiNT. There is no sign oX settlement of I 1,0 railway strike. Tde public who are Ide principal sufferers are getting restive throughout tde Dominion. Motor services are now complete Xor tde conveyance oX passengers uud mails from one end ui' the Dominion lo tde other. The W'eliingtod-Aapier express will run 10-day and arrangements are beiug made for further skeleton services. There is a certain amount of feeling between tiie strikers aud locomotive men. All classes of. motor vehicles are passing through foxton laden with passengers and luggage. The bandon tram arrived Urns morning at tde local railway station for coal. T'KALNb fttOM WifiLLLNUXOtf.

PAiiTiAL bCCCLbb Ok HXTKLbb AAD SUBCiiBAN bhiitViCL. Weiiiugton Last flight. After the complete stoppage of trains in the hrst two days succeeding the strike, a fairly successful attempt was made on Thursday to get a skeleton service into operation. The .Napier express pulled out of Tiiorudou shortly after the usual hour, but did uot carry its full complement of passengers probably because travellers for the most part were unaware of the fact. Two other trains were run from Thorndon

Thursday afternoon, one to Plimm erf oil and the other to Jolmsonville. Both were fairly full. A train "f 1 < cars pulled out from Lamhton a! 4.30 hound for (he Halt, but there were only about a dozen passengers aboard and it put hack again. It left again about half an tuMir afterwards and was then fairly full. EXXCTTRSION TICKETS. MATTER OF A REFUND. A number of pasengers who purchased Easter excursion tickets and uJio were unable to use the return half owing to the strike, are under llic impression that they are entitled to receive a icfund, states an exchange. The position is that anyone who has not made full use of a railway ticket —whether excursion or ordinary—can make an application to the railway department for a refund when it will be considered on its merits. The excursion tickets are good for a month, and anyone who returned by motor before the date of expiry of the ticket may find it difficult to make out a good case for a refund.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. TAKES EMERGENCY MEASURER Wellington Last Night. “Emergency measures have been adopted by the Department of Agriculture,” announced the Minister Mr Nosworthy. “The grading of butter and clieeee is carried out at various ports and towns where this is not usually done, and the Department is suffering considerable inconvenience by this action,” stated (lie Minister. “It must be understood clearly that these emergency measures will not be continued when the usual conditions are restored.” PUBLIC PROTEST AT PETONE. DEPUTATION INTERVIEWS BOTH STDES. Wellington, Last Night. A public meeting was held at Petone to discuss the railway strike situation. The Mayor, Mr J. McEwou, presided and referred to the great loss and inconvenience being occasioned by the strike and the danger which existed if it were prolonged, of other labour organisations becoming involved. The Reverend Rumsin moved: — "Thai the Government and the A.S. R.S. be requested immediately to re-open negotiations in an endeavour to arrive at a settlement.” The moi ion was carried unanimously ami a deputation beaded by tile .Mayor cite set up lo wait on both the Government and the. A.S.R.S.

’flu? depuration was received by both sides, but the press was not admitted io either. Subsequently, it was reported to the press that the deputation had been sympathetically received by the A.S.R.S. who told them that the executive was quite prepared to negotiate if a satisfactory basis, could be arrived at. The Prime Minister assured the deputation that lie would lake a note of their representa lions and would lay ilie matter before Cabinet.

GO VERNMEN X AT XIX UDE SUPPORTED.

UY FARMER'S UNION

At Thursday’s meeting of the Tedding branch oX tde New Zealand farmers' Union, tde matter ui Uie railway strike was diseuSsed and tile folio whig resolution was earned unanimously: “This meeting of the executive oX the Tedding braned oX ide New Zealand farmers' Union deartdy supports ide altitude taken by tde Government in the present radway strike aud considers inui Ide action taken by Mr Aciand, edadman ui Lde Commission, set up to deal wild lde matter was tde only oue possible in ide circumstances.’’ it was decided Lo forward lde resolution to the frinie Minister.