THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.
Received October 18,11 a.m. / Melbourne, October 18, Replying to the Railway Inquiry Board, the Commissioners emphatically deny that the present manage ment is disorganised or demoralised, and also that the tendency of each Department is to work independent of higher control, They 6ay that the officers in charge of the Depart- $ inents, are in close touch with the Commissioners, and exercise no important administrative power -without first asking their sanction, and w absolutely deny that political influ. ence had any effect on the management, or averted any proper punishmentfrom employes, where deserved. With reference to the statement that the receipts have lately declined in greater proportion, on JjL the reduction of train mileage, they state that tho revenue slightly improved last year and tho gross receipts per train mile compare favourably with tho English rails. Th e Conlmissioners concur that there should be no free passes issued that ate not paid for by someone, and suggest that the Government should pay for political free passes by Treasury grant, and reimburse the < Department.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5159, 18 October 1895, Page 2
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175THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5159, 18 October 1895, Page 2
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