RAILWAY SERVICE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8365, 27 February 1913, Page 8

RAILWAY SERVICE

NEW APPOINTMENTS MR JACKSON AS CHIEF MECHANICAL' ENGINEER. Tho Hon. W. H. Merries, Minister of Railways, yesterday informed a “Times” representative that Mr 11. H. Jackson, at present locomotive engineer at Addington, had been appointed to succeed Mr A. L. Beattie m tho capacity of chief mechanical engineer at Wellington, the latter gentleman being eligible to retire on pension on March blst next, after a period of about .thirty-six years’ continuous service.' Mr Jackson is a native of Auckland, about fifty years of age. He joined tho service of the Railway Department in 1876, and served bis apprenticeship in the Auckland railway worshops. In those days the Newmarket works did not exist. Mr Jackson was subsequently stationed at Petone, East Town (Wanganui), Nelson, Newmarket, Wanganui, and about the beginning of 1900 h© succeeded Mr Beattie at Addington, taking the position of locomotive' engineer for the South Island main line and branches—that part of the railway system formerly known as the Hnrunui-Bluff. Mr Jackson has served at Addington continuously since 1900, and as an officer is greatly esteemed by his fellow-officers and men working under him. He is a son of Mr S. Jackson, of the legal firm of Messrs Jackson and Russell, Auckland. He married a daughter of the late Captain Worsp, formerly a master mariner in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company. Mr Jackson will assume his new duties at Wellington shortly after Mr Beattie’s retirement. OTHER PROMOTIONS. In consequence of this appointment, several promotions have been made among the ranks of the mechanical and locomotive engineers. Mr G. A. Pearson, locomotive engineer at Petone, succeeds Mr Jackson as engineer at Addington, with supervision over locomotives on the South Island main line and branches. Mr G. E. Richardson, locomotive engineer at Newmarket, will succeed Mr Pearson at Petone. Mr F. T. Murison, at present locomotive engineer in the office of the chief mechanical engineer at Wellington, becomes locomotive engineer at Newmarket, in succession to Mr Richardson. 1 Mr S. P. Evans, workshops manager at Addington, has been promoted locomotive engineer, to he transferred to Wellington as successor to Mr Murison. Mr C. T. Bargh, at- present locomotive inspector at Thames, becomes workshops manager at Addington. Mr E. E. Carew, leading fitter. Easttown, Wanganui, has been promoted inspector of locomotive construction at Thames, in place of Mr Bargh. . These transfers will take effect about the end of next month.