SOCIETY OF RAILWAY SERVANTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 9

SOCIETY OF RAILWAY SERVANTS.

•£M;:.6ffioiij.\ : ;wrflnqß^of r Railway t Servantsv- continued V- 'sitting • ••ye«to.rday;'iwheatlie.';foU6TCing , Rivera' adoptod.^'^'' ;^v,'pfy>;h;-%;;;';; ::'':;V;.'V ' ti be-requested 'to': • .aUflWY:«Mfa'oaihen'-Vflhd\'gahgWs , - l to''; : :take . .only..half'an,:hour:foftlunch;' instead'•'of. . an,ih'our,;dnring,tne,:wii ) ter''mbntlis;''May 'l^%-v«J^ter:i , 3o.^inclnsiTe;^:tQ''''-'as : !to'' enableitaenivtoVlraTe-thmrWorkrhalf-nn : i'louPjSearljer-tt'nd-'ai'rlvß home before dark'.' ' Delegates from:this.branch'of-the.service feel /that; this,:would •:be: a great'-boon to thb.men,concerned, 4 as;haMng:t6:'Bit::dowh ' t'fofvfbrie-; hour'.to.:eat un>": c oleriient.Weatheris-too-i'long.?^:'^'-": 'xfyi . .W^-li»t/members i ■ .Departmentjbe ; allowed: to ';return.;ho'me- by' ' .;the,.fi.rst!atailable ; itra"inVafter'.t}i6''ebmple-' ' ; tiori:of, the week's -work. -'At. present -they .by; the ■ last'train.' >-' In, . ;many,'cases,'under;this arrangement,'.'the. ■ •men;' arrive.; home ''.ve'ry'Mate'\6n;-Sa'tur'day .night,.-. lbsg: ■ of .hme. : ■M,i': : ?-'\ -f.'/]': ~i-y •■::■'''' ■ :••'. ■ , class': s),;.be,;placed same':position; aa. regards '-pay. Mwooj-workihg: machinists': (sub-class:;*); it 'being'.cbnsidered' that: :' .the,work performed,by.tieseVm l eh;is::of;a ; .yerydroportantihatnre.vand'.warrahts.-th'e : :;.;;•-;' - : . : ;'^f/:::'.v';T: ;? : * "That'cafpehtersfwho'.'havefto provide: : their.-'oisff " toolsv.be':granted-;6d,v per. day allowance'fbrj,toAl'.'money,'':, : Owihg:to r the hard natvu , e'-,'of'';the',';woodVu9ed:.in ;; new ; . wbrk;':and alsb.-the, amount'Of .old material; . ustcViin' : ages-runs ; into: ( a '.considerablb-'amoniit." '■'■, : if:•The'.,position: , of-casuals'.whb.havesocved . -oT.er'aye'yearß,:ahd':hay'b not : beeh : put"bn . thi'pernianent.'.staff;.as. promised'byi.the-. ;lato;;Minister : ;for';EailwaysvftKe. : Hbh;.;W.' Hall-Jones,;gave.-riso to'a loh'g' : discussion;' the conferenceibeingvofopinioii'.thathnen: : -^o'.-.Jiad; period 'of- years.^should/receiye'cohsidcra-'. number of ;'mon. were placed . on'the list'by, the late Mitiis- ':' ter,;t]iere':'was.'.still a-•very.' ! large ; percen-' i tage ,pr casuals '■■ in. the. se'rvioerrout of'all -. ..proportion:'/^',an\illustration,'there was :-: 'a/leading hand,ifrcliarae of, thb.tarpaiilin- , making .. shop ; at;.C-A'ddington.'V and •: there 'i werei.sis-sriilmakers under:hiiri; ieverybrie' ; :Of.;them'ljeirig;'cas«als: : :.Again;'thib casuals' : ih;:other,Departmerita-..were,deprived',.of .any, , :concess;ons.''o\ving to. the Department -: blassins-th'cm.'as-being'paid.at an hourly ,' r'ate.';:,;This,in view of -working contiim-. ;■- ously; ; :Eeemcd.ipeculiar..;- Under;this ar--f- rahgemb'iit;'. they ;wcre'not entitled to'any : as regards holidays or'free ' passes". ; -The; discuesion:-';.enjbraoed 'Tnahv: .- phases : bf;the.attitude-.taken by--the present Minister- in his administration of, the ..'. Railiyoy /Department., ■■■;''■:>■■:'■•■'■'■ "■".;'■ '•■■•'.'■-'•:' ;. /-■The.'conference,-:, having:,-received Vih- \' 'formation: that, the accident- which .befell \ 'SlrVil'E'.'.'.E.'.'.-I'rbihon't,- a.;. member.- of, the' r .New.'Plym'outh; staff .chad'ended;fatally/ .. passed;the 'following-resolution:—"That- ;; this .'conference'', expresses., its 'deep regret' ', ;,at;'thjo,.unti.melydeath;of.'.our,'late brother,, i 'and ;extehds:it c ; heartfelt sympathy ito, the, \ bereaved members .of his family.",.' .-;':.■■.' ;" -:-It;.was..ul«i,"decided as, follows':—"Thai. \ all;;'casuals}.;contihuously'.;;cmployed;. hi • • granted}privilcge'.;tickefs,ah'd passes',.irrei. i.' 'spe.oti.vo of', the-Departments .in:, which ;'. tliey-'are 'employed.'.''x'lnstances;,■-were'J ■'. -ciuotcd'iwhcre casuals employed in goods k sheds'at Christchiirch have had to supply i* a-.idector's. certificate,.to: explain their, !•■ isehee-when'the roll was called; : ; ; ,, •', .'-.;■ '.. iClkw.as-further-resolved:--''That:dining I and"sleebing-car 'attendants''be.'placed ;on l ,-.';..:■,■ ~::;■■■ '.::: i \;.>;:;-.':"-;.' •' -/r-.THb':question .of juniors'on the;D3 list .'■ beihg/superseded by' meii:- who.';had been ' appointed at such, later periods was freely, discussed.: Correspondence received: from ', the Department inrepjy . to representations made by. the society showed.clearly. 1 that the juniors. wore in many instances ; : performing dii ties /which .should be, : i)er- '■' formed by 'older memljers. >' They had: to ". serve'four'years before receiving the 1 adult rate of pay, and then found themselves superseded:by. adult -members "who 1 had, joined after tlw junior. ..-■■' .'-