WELLINGTON TRAMWAYS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10518, 5 January 1912, Page 5

WELLINGTON TRAMWAYS

INSPECTOR FULLER'S CASE _ i (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLIX«'J ()X/Lust Sight. The ca'se"of Inspector FuMer, of the Wellington. Ci.ty Tramways, was •further considered at a special meeting of the C;ity Council th-is f - | noouT La-s.t month the Tramways.! Union wrote to'the Council, demanding Ittsjwxtcir Facer's removal' _ on-. th'e ground of his alleged questionable medihccY, of- performing bis- d.ui- - ie». The Council decided to remove him from the ipcsi!t"k)n> of Jnspecitoi, but action *vas deferred pendiaig cona sid-eration of a notice to reseindthe J*resolution. Inspector" Fuller was. then on. holiday lieave, but returned ' to duty a couple of days-, later. Hi::, re-appearance in uiwlorm on the cats led to a threat by the Union to strike on Mew. Year's Bay unless he was immediately removed. A® >v i-e suit of mediation by. Mayor WiMord, the threat-to striK,e was withdrawn on ctointetioiL that the Council heW a special meeting to consider the whole matter. 'l'ho meeting was K c to-day, at which tn,o Union preferred a list of seventeen dlrarges- agarnst Filler. The )V,st included several • charges of .reporting men and al'lega- '■/' tions of Ibcttiaig, wasting, time, and insulting passengers. A supplementary list included, two charges of insulting passengers, and seven o <in noying employees. The latter were added to theHfriguwl' list. lhe chai ges- were characterised as. extremely indefinite. The Conner decided to insist on full. partiiculai s. 1 16 tion of the representation oi parties by counsel was discussed. Inspector Kul'fer desired counsel, but the Union representative mtimatecl that it had been decided to object to counsel 'appearing for either side. CVmsMterabfe ddscusswit ended nv an J adjournment df the incfuiiy un.i next Tuesday evening, to give the . Union an opportunity of reconsidering its attitude on the question.