LONGTON APPEAL CASE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10287, 23 May 1919, Page 4

LONGTON APPEAL CASE

protests Against action.

Press Association, AUCKLAND,

May 23,

The following resolution bearing on the recent case of A. N. Ijongton., in which the decision of the North Island Railway Appeal Board in favour of the appellant was quashed by the Minister’s veto, was passed unanimously by the annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the Railway Officers’ Institute: “That this meeting deplores the introduction of the veto of the Minister upon the decision of the North Island Board of Appeal in tlie case of longton, and regards tbi> action as being subversive of justice, and likely to destroy forthwith the present cordial relationship between -thestaff 'and' "the 'iliaUagement ' This meeting pledges its support and assistance to any constitutional .means of obtaining a reconsideration of the decision of the Minister, or to any other action which will ensure that the findings of the Appeal Boards shall stand without revision by any other authority. This meeting further records and expresses its sympathy with the chairman and member* of the North Island Board of Appeal in the unfortunate position in which they have been placed, by the aotior of the Minister.” Press Association. INVERCARGILL, May 2*. The Invercargill Railway Officers* Institute passed a resolution protesting against the action of the Minister tor Railways in using his veto in tha Longton case.