TRAMWAY DEMANDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 970, 10 November 1910, Page 8

TRAMWAY DEMANDS.

A .CONFEEENCE. Following on the united action of trarawaymen throughout tho Dominion and their formulation . of proposals for a .Dominion tramways award, the municipalities, and other bodies concerned are. preparing to take similar concerted action. The Town Clerk of Wellington, iU'r. J. E. Palmer, lias been instructed by tne Mayor- to convene a conference of the bodies concerned, to meet at Wellington about the end of the'week- after next. Two representatives will be invited to ittend from each tramway--district, to discuss tho terms of the proposed award. The Wellington award expired, apart from its continuance by agreement, on October IS, 1910. Tho Auckland award continues in force until. February 27, 1911. The Christchuroh award is dated to June 30, 1911, and the Dunedin award expivcs'on November 1, 1911.

Uelow aro detailed the wages'now paid to conductors aud motormen in the four chief centres, and the .rates .payable under the proposals of the federation :— Wellington.—Motormen: First-class, per hour, Is. lid.; second-class, Is. Id. Connuctors: First-class, Is. Id.; second-class, Is.; third-class, Hid.' ■ .-.■■■ 'Auckland.—Motormen: .Under one year, Is. per hour; over one year, Is. Old. per hour; over two years. Is. Id. per' hour; over three years, Is. lid. per hour. Conductors: Under one year, IOJd. per hour; over one year, lid. per hour; over two years, ll|d. per hour; over three years, Is. per hour. . ■ .

. Christchurdi.—Motormen: Tinder one year; ls.per hour; over one year, - Is. OJd.; over two years, Is. Id.; over three years, Is; lj-d. Conductors: Student conductors, under three months, 9d. per hour; under one year as fully qualified conductors, IOJd.; over one year )s lld.j over two years, lljd. ; over three years, Is. ■ Dunedin.—Motormon: .tinder one year, Is.; over ■: one year, 'Is. OJd.; over two years, Is.. Id.; over three• ylears, Is. lid. Conductors: Under sis months, 10ld. psr hour; over six months and under one year, lid.; .over one year, lljd.; over two years, Is. , , ■ 'Proposed Dominion Award.—Motormen: Under one year, Is. IJd. per hour; over one year, Is. 2d.; over two years, Is. 21 d.; over, three years, Is. 3d. Conductors: Under one year, Is.. per hour; over two years, Is. Id. per hour; over three years, Is. lid.