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78["State Steamship Service", The West Australian, Thursday 22 May 1913, page 6]

STATE STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

THE RECENT CRITICISMS.

ROYAL COMMISSION APPOINTED.

After the meeting of the Executive Council yesterday it was announced that the following gentlemen had been appointed a Royal Commission of inquiry into the management of the State Steamship Service: Messrs. W. W. Alcock (Assistant Public Service Commissioner, chairman); E. A. Black (accountant in the Lands Department); G. W. Simpson (Comptroller of Government Stores), and Frank Nicholas (secretary of the Western Australian Shipping Association). The scope of the Commission is to inquire into the allegations made by Mr. J. J. Holmes and published in the "West Aus tralian" of May 6. and generally into the management of the service, and to report as soon as possible. No information was available yesterday as to when the Commission would commence the inquiry.