A TRAMWAY TROUBLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 99, 17 October 1911, Page 5

A TRAMWAY TROUBLE.

«•» _ ■ i DISMISSED SERVANT APPEALS. By Telegraph—Press Association. , Dunedin, Last Night. A silting of the Tramway Appeal Board was held to-day to consider an appeal by John Fitzpatrick, conductor oil the city electric trams, against his dismissal. Fitepatriok was dismissed on September 1 for an unsatisfactory record, especially on the ground that he made a serious charge -without the slightest' ' foundation against Inspector Golden, and that he made a contradictory statement to the manager (Mr. Alexander). The ' board was composed of 'Mr. H. Y. Widdowson, ,S.M. (chairman), Councillors. J. J. Marlow (representing the Tramways Department), and W. Belcher (representing the Tramways Union). The facts were that one morning two girls over-rode the distance for which they had paid, and this was discovered by the inspector when he .boarded the car. In his report Fitzpatrick accused Inspector (.'olden of making a false statement when he said one girl paid by means of a concession ticket. It was also admitted that the appellant made contradictory statements to the manager over the matter. Fitzpatrick had been twice previously dismissed, once for drunkenness, and on p. second occasion for breaking his promise to abstain from liquor. The appellant said he considered that Inspector Golden had on a previous occasion done his best to get him dismissed. He contended that the punishment was too severe. The hoard reserved its decision.