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stocks, keeping of accounts, and development of railways. Clauses 13 and 14, dealing with management, are as follow:—
13.—The actual management of the transferred undertakings, for the time being vested in the Minister, shall be conducted, subject to the overriding authority of the Minister, by seven Railway Commissioners.14.—The Railway Commissioners shall consist of a chairman and six other members, who and whose respective successors shall be appointed as follows:—1.—The chairman and two members shall be appointed by the Minister, one member shall be appointed by the Treasury, and three members shall be appointed by the Minister from persons nominated by the recognised railway trade unions.2.—The Commissioners shall hold office at His Majesty's pleasure.3.—The Commissioners shall be required to give the whole of their time to their duties, and shall each receive the same salary.4.—There shall be paid to the Commissioners out of the Railway Fund such sum as the Treasury may from time to time determine.
Clause 20 contains provisions for the pension or superannuation of all transferred officers and servants, and Clause 21 gives such officers and servants complete civil rights to participate in any civil or political action as if they were not employed by the State, and:—
(2) Any person employed under the Minister who is about to contest a Parliamentary election, or has been elected a member of the Commons House of Parliament, shall, on making application to the Minister, be granted leave of absence from duty during such contest, and one month thereafter, or so long as he continues to be a member of the Commons House of Parliament, and three months thereafter. On the expiration of such leave of absence, such person
