LABOUR LEADERS' PAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 6

LABOUR LEADERS' PAY.

REMARKABLE FIGURES.

THE FEDERATIONS BALANCE-

SHEET.

Some interesting items' .of. inform.ati6;n. •' are embodied in a balance-sheet of tho ; .federation of' Labour which was present- ■ :e'd at the: .opening of the. conference re- ] eently held in Wellington. The document deals with I lie financial operations ■ of the Federation frei.n .Septeniber 1, l.Oti, fo. May 10, 18.12-, a period of ■.eight months and ten (lays. The, total" expenditure .for - the period is shown as Oil September 1. ■ lfH'i •' the : federation . .hail '■'» credit balance of ATiOI, and by May 10, the -amount at credit had been reduces! fo -Mill.. . It. appears from, tho balance-sheet that the l-'ederaiion organiser (Mr. R. Sempl'e)'' draws a salary r,i slightly over -£1 per week, in addition to travelling allowance, and expenses. '• Mr., .gemple's expenses on his trip to Australia : in tlie early part of the pre.sent y'eftr,arij: sfated at ,£llO. Tho trip covered'' a period -pf about :S-ix : vfceeksv Following' ; isj ihe full text of the expenditure side of--the ' ' ' .; ■

£■ e. d. ■ -C .e; d. Organiser's salary, ." SbjiL- 25- to May IS .152. 0 0 ... Travelling ' allow- " ■ ahes,.- 62. 0' ;0 Travelling expenses 24 3' ' o'.- ■" '"'■■■■ 238 3 0 President; .15-. Q,\ 6,. Secretary- 37 10-0.. Treasurer 7 Ift .0 60 0 0 Attorney's retaining ice 7j 0 0 ■Investments: in "Mapri- . land Worker"— Federation funds. 500 0: :'o'. Unions 3SO 0 0 ■Levies' !62 tG G 1,362 16 6 . : J-. Glover, to 'Wellington 11 7 0 I'. C. ebb, to ■'Westport ...i.... 10 0 0' : ,1. ilones, to Wha- . ngarei 1 0' 0 I'. I'raser, to Aiick- ' , land :16 8 0 ■ AY. E. ]?arry, to ■■" . .. Auckland ~■...■.. HIS 0 11.-l'. Armstrong, to Eeeftqii ......... 118,0 ]i. I'incli, to. l'apa■■■.■roa 1...:........,.... 410 0 J. Dowgray, to I'u- ;. ponga ....,' ' 21;1G 0J. Dawgray, to ; ■; •Westporh., (j. L; ■ 212 0. ; J..' Dowgrar, to . .■ AAestport:. .8' 8 :'l . ; ,1. Bowgray, • to '" Ayostpor.t: G ,1G SV P C Webb, to W 31 12 9 W E Parry, to Auckland 32 17 6 .. /'■ ' J, Fnlton, to '■''■■S.lv ■' ;: j Auckland '%■ Secretary's travelling . , 13 2 8 '•■■-, :■■: . v,:.- ; ;187' j,.3' P. C. weeks' . > I; organising .. ■56 0 0 ~ if ■."l|r'aveiling'' prises " 10 0 5 ■„ : ! Cv ; - . ■■■■■■•■"■:" 'I'-rifk: o; % O: Kxiieisses- H. . ' : ; .yjoniieft's t'oiir .1— ■■ .'O4; 12. .n. : 'Executive meeting... . 10G 7 ft Sundiies ■ • 11 M 9 ;.Kxecutive;:and.:offir' S . cers' telegrams ■— . 2.1 li !) .Secretary's petty cash 4-' ' 31 5 2 R. - Semple to Aus- . . ■', " : tr.ilia " ■ , r ' . 11010 0 :i,' . Total 'experidihire: ...; 2,42? 1G 1 ; . Balance in hand 431 12 8 .... .£2,859 8 !> ■ From the receipts, side of the balancesheet it appears that 44 unions are aifili-. ".■atfi'Tb'^.the^ are^^Miners^. .umohs...; .17, arid ; iyprkers;:'\l.o:: ...The fNewvZed land' Shearers' are affiliated as .'a federation. ■ TheV fpllo'iyiing'. Minimal -r(jcpipfsvnjpi!egrs ;6a' th©:< : Ka 1 a : fice.rfeHeet■ ■

. • •£ 6. d. J!- s. d. Cont'rihisfionfe To , ' Federation ...1,13? 1 G Individual mem- . !si'.i j 1 0 () / .levies, 482 1G 6 Call at Bennett's . .-meetingi'apßr'ftS.'.'Jevies •: .v.. 204 ; : -6 • Donations' to dele- r gates to Now- '■■< ;;-.?fl'ftle. 103 10 ■, Capital from union* 3SO • 0 fl v -' 'S.3''S 's. s Balance.in hand Sept.; - 1, 1011 sfll 0 1 . i;2 : R59 % 9'\