RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 224, 21 March 1914, Page 5

RAILWAY APPEAL BOARD.

SEVERAL APPEALS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Duncdin,- Last Night. liie Railway Appeal Board sat again !','' ™ hen George Andrews, senior cleik at Oamaru, appealed against heme superseded on the classification list for JU by the promotion of members bolow him on the list for the previous .year. Appellant conducted his own case and called no witnesses. One witness was called by the Department, and the Board then interrupted the proceedings the. President stating that the Board was of opinion that the Department's action was justified.

Hugh Mcllwraith Robertson, signalman at Timaru, asked to be rated and employed as a first-grade guard at lis fid per day. The evidence showed that Robertson, when a first-class guard, bad been transferred to signalman, and lis bad offered no objection, as his status and wage were the same as those of a first-grade guard. Recent]}', however, a difference had been made in favor of first-grade guards, whose wage had been advanced fid per day. Aimellant wanted to receive, an increase of (id and be placed on the same footing in the list as firstgrade guards, so that his opportunities for promotion would not be affected. The representative of the Department stated that appellant was untidy in his appearance, and was not active on his feet. A large number of witnesses pave evidence that appellant was not untidv in appearance, and was a very efficient guard.,; and two witnesses called by the Department gave evidence in the opposite direction. Decision was reserved.

Garner Hercules Mnckley, stationmaster *t Heriot, appealed f.jrninst being superseded on the classification list of 1913 for promotion, by W. J. P. Guinness, for the position of coach. -~ foreman at Frankton Junction. Evidence. «f the qualifications of annelh.nt were given by Walter Brelmer. traffic manager at Invercargill, who said he would recommend appellant for the: position of coaching foreman at Invercargill if a vacancy occurred. He had no knowledge of "the work at Frankton Junction. Decision was reserved.