OUR RAILWAYS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3877, 4 August 1891, Page 2

OUR RAILWAYS.

Deputation to tho Premier.

[By Telegraph.] (United Press Association.) Wellington, Tuesday. A deputation consisting of Messrs Rees, Palmer, Thompson, E. M. Smith, Hogg, Pinkerton, and Earnshaw waited on the Premier last night to urge that a trial of Vaile's system of railway management be made on some section of the N. Z. railways, Messrs Seddon, McKenzio, and Cad« man were also present during the interview, while Mr McKerrow, the Chief Railway Commissioner, attonded oft behalf of the Commissioners. Mr Ballance, replying, said he had nerec been in favour of the principle of manag ing the railways by a Board, but now the Commissioners were in power he would not care to interfere with them till their term of office expired. He pointed out that the Commissioners could only be removed by Bill, but it was no use introducing such a maa-< sure, an even if it passed the Lower House it would be thrown out in another place. The best plan wbb to pass a motion in the House requesting the Commissioners to give the Vaile system a trial, and the probability waa the request would be acceded to. The only difficulty would be in the case ot a deficit on the section experimented upon, in which event the rest of the Colony would have to share amount, and to such a course would probably be taken. Mr Kerrow promised to give the matter brought before him his most serious consideration, and to go carefully into the figures. Now that the private member's day had been taken away, the motion as suggested by the Premier will have to be brought down to inter* cept Supply, and it is understood this will be done.