THE RAILWAYS.
OPENING OF THE COMMISSION. MEN WANT PUBLICITY. By Telegraph.-—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. 19. The Railway Service Commission, presided over by Mr Justice Stringer, commenced its sittings here to-day. His Honour announced that the proceedings were not open to the press and subsequently Messrs R. Hampton and M. J. Mack, president and secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, whose ease was first to be considered, stated to a Post reporter that they had asked the eohimission if the proceedings were to be open to the press. Mr Justice Stringer replied that the press would not be permitted to attend, as the inquiry was purely departmental, and he was bound by the order of reference. Mr Hampton then said he would not, under instruction from his executive, go on with the case as his society desired that the question should be gone into in public with the press present and the executive had been led to believe that this would be done.
_Mr Hampton then announced that ms society would withdraw. Ml" .Justice Singer replied that he would repoi fc tilt position to the Government.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1920, Page 4
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187THE RAILWAYS. Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1920, Page 4
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