ROLLING STOCK COMMISSION.
ME. WILFOBD STATES HIS CASE, By Telegraph. —Press ARSCaatioa. Wellington, Last Night The Railway Rolling-Stoek Inquiry Commission eat at Wellington to-day, Mr. Wilford, M.P., expressed gratifies tion thai what he had said in ParUa* ment had been proved, namely, that the engineers admitted broken springs had been used, lie made his statement i» tin' House as a public man and ar a public duty. R; relied on the evidence of the following men in support of hU case:—Barge (manager of Petone work* shops), Kelly (car and wagon inspector for Wellington), nnd others whom he mentioned as reported in D.C. reports, lie made it clear that when he mads I] is speech in the House on the condition of the rolling-stock he liad not read those reports. He quoted from the reports referred to in support of hil charges against the Department thai there had been a shortage of spares, and that broken drawbar springs had bees pieced together owing to such shortage, The representations lie had made in re* pard to defective springs had also been the subject of representations by the Amalgamated Society, and there was a deputation on the subject to Mr, McVilly, and a reply by Mr. Hiley (the general manager) was received three months later. He would like the Oom« missioners to obtain particulars of these, as he had been unable to do so. He thought he had done the right thing in bringing the matter up in Parliament, and he hoped the Commission would d< Hood. Mr. Witford declined to give the namt of the man who gave him the information regarding the defective gear. Ernest Gillen, chief locomotive engin< eer; George Pearson, chief mechanical engineer; and Richard Robertson, engineer and brake expert, gave evidence of cteady improvement in the New Zealand railway rolling-stock. Mr. Robertson said the air brake equipment was the best in Australasia. The inquiry is still unfinished.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1917, Page 4
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319ROLLING STOCK COMMISSION. Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1917, Page 4
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