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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAY ROLLING-STOCK COMMISSION (REPORT OF), TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENCE, ETC.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Command.

COMMISSION TO INQUIEE INTO AND REPORT RESPECTING THE UPKEEP OF THE ROLLING-STOCK ON THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS FROM AUGUST, 1913, TO 7th JULY, 1916, AND THE CONDITION OF THE SAID ROLLING-STOCK ON THE LATTER DATE. LIVERPOOL, Governor. To all to whom these presents shall come, and to Robert Julian Scott, Esq., of Christchurch, Professor of Engineering and Technical Science at Canterbury College; James Marchbanks, Esq., of Wellington; and Joseph Prime Maxwell, Esq., of Wellington : Greeting. Whereas it is desirable that inquiry should be made respecting the upkeep of the rolling-stock on the New Zealand Railways from August, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, to the seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and the condition of the said rolling-stock on the latter date : Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby constitute and appoint you the said Robert Julian Scott, James Marchbanks, and Joseph Prime Maxwell to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the following matters :— 1. The condition of the rolling-stock on the New Zealand Government Railways in July, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. 2. Has such rolling-stock been maintained in good and efficient order and condition during the three years between August, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and July, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen ? 3. Has proper provision been made for the upkeep and renewal of the rolling-stock ?

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