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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 5

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER AND P. & T- OFFICERS. j CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS. ' OBJECTIONABLE PREAMBLE MODIFIED. It wfffl bo reme'nAered tlifli at the ' fto'licltisioii of the conference of the, Post Md Telegraph, p'ilicets* Association sonte- : l ive.efcs ago a deputation, consisting oH tho oxeeutis-fe eojimiJtt«o of 1?lio as'socia-' ■ toon, waited on the .I'ublic Service Cow-' .lttissipn&r and protested against the scale of salaries lixed iinde,i' tli,6 new <i|aSsrteation as being tmoiiralfllis wjtk : ttid.se paid in cither hhnielies iff the Ser- ■ rice, --The Chief iSpiijiiiitiSJonsr iiiifv Po.liald. Ilobertsoii) took exception to' the: tone of the oxpressed k -CKHJlratte terms 'lit. i:ho fasjiimble' to the ttasoiuwiis bf tho ■confer-' tajee, and, deemed % i,ho Cbjnmfes'ioner tfl aiiioimt io, ail ■jinpeaeiirtioiW of his mdfteliiied. t:b cohsider any of *Imj points in •dispute until a d'iffqiV oi.lt and.nioro rcspftetful, attitvdpArits ■■Ss». sunie&. 'Bio itsaociatibii 'did :not sijl'o'pi.' ft riiarc) eoncilktofy spirit, and a dpa'd'.' loclc ensued, whwh ieas only iroinovstL cu Saturday. V The foilmviiig is the ohlcial' report of Wio oieeiitivo. committes .of tlio I'ostand livlogftvph Otflcers' Aseoftialioii on tlve ■ matter:— • *

"The deadlock tthieli pcouhcl heWe'en ■ the Puhlio Soeviso CMMisioii.cr'iiti'ct'tha Post aitf Telegraph ojjicoi's'' Assftciaitoii i ; it Noveffi.ba: last roachfed; iv.Boiuijoii is* day. At tho time tlio titgpiit.o 'o'eeiirreil tiro Cctimiiissidnpi, after a, lengthy disfiUSsion, ti&elined id reorfyd 'tte'Jepi'qssuitatjons of a delegation from eoirferehc'o of the assqiiatian until the pi-eaiiibje to their 'resolutions was :ain.eiideri''or Vi;tlii.Tawri, iis lie deemed tho prpamblrtjfin impeachment of his admiiiisCratfeiV'Tiio delegates dediiiptT to take the ste.p..qf teriii.g tlio preamble in any way, as they did. jjflt represent tjig M\ vftttligsjwnggj of the eoh.fereiice (half' the- delegates having returned to their , ptnttoijs}/ 'i'heif action was strtunltted" to fiho van* o«s branches for an, .cniiofßeiii.p.nt, ..p'n.d: the. jijnjority supported tlio attitude of tlio dopuMta.. AH efforts to-arriVe ai : r» sa.liit.ion of tltc dispute had ixiitod iffltfj. re£e»%, what the Secretary of thW Post: Telegraph ©epartogirt offered his. Services as mediator heto'c:eii t]i.6'parties; As tiro outc«nie. of fa's efforts, tlio axec.utis'o committ® uiia : iiJj«6uslj' ad&Jjt*d the following'resolution this jttfH'.'M'U.ff. jtticf. 4'sfcqd the seetctfU'y to isuhtiilt, it to tho Cahiinissionei 1 ;-—

1 JUftv-jftg jiceepted the. Sbsratni'y as it; «ediato.f hotvvetm i'ijo fioiftijiossioribrs : and tlio association, this, esetntive'eou.).-; Miitteo adopts Hiq foUowhtg .ainoisdbd. preaiu'blo in t).is remits. and asks tlr.o Sccretarj' to sijtaift k- to tlio Comiivis'skwo*. wHK a viow to tlio Jinjil settldnjoii't 4$ tlio cllsiMit'o: "3 ! lvft4 ifeis confercttco of IhA; and; Telegraph'' officers, after comparing tiio cfessjfc.a-' lien list far I'o.st and 'L'eltsjrapjr flfiieerS with that for other Civil Servaiite, a's tjii-'* itblo to. :re«Q : jioifo tlio apparent differ-: t'Jices ivhiflh exist iu Mio salaries, It iji «f opiiriou. tliat .vos:ponsi))i|itj' (Speaking f ia (s(MW>.ra| terms) ,is as high in. tli.q .Kos't affil Tokftrajft Stat-ieo, itmt, tfeu d.utic3 J are as af.Uji.wvtS) ancl i\fix% they lire .eqwa'p . ty as- Jin.portalit as Sioso of ofto'r Civil I Servants. It tteroforc s'jihuKt's t& the. Oommfeskner tlio tirg<mt irc&essi'fey ftjr giving this wiUto fiirtjifef coiisi/Jorar tiw, 1 '

"Who Secretary (Mr. M 7. It. JTo.iMis) iH.Hlwtaok to 010 t!iis ? wul sho.r%- afterwards aniioitiiccd thnA the CSinniissfojioi s (ivottki vijceivc, iljs espcniiwe qO.mjnitteß. <>f the a-s-saaiatioii.. '0"? in'PCw'U'g taoir plofto faiilnviyi, aiict Hip .fqriaal n)> lieuiMeiiwut of i-lie cotituvstjee's (kid'sjsh was submitted by th.p *l.iai.rutinj,t of the C9fluuit{rj6j aad -Jorifttfliy accepted lij' . 1 Jio Ceiiniii.issi^vi.i 1 !'. Ji'svfls nwattkwttliivtthe fi.Oiiifintteo should nlcct tJw '-CwMus* sioiier Jigaiii en iMvvmlay a-£t<jtfiioon aiul. jj<> tljMugJ.i tfw.roni.its ol" lha ronfori'.tiw, wli.ii-li have bepd linUi ftp s'inop tte dcmdJßok oeciwod, ''.Before prdeeeiKiig i.Q sec. tiro Cnm* tho ehaifimvii c'xpi'ess.od tlio Appreciation of the cx'cfiivttvi) roiMH>M<» nf Win swioos raidered by tho Stscro■tiify.itf hritiitifij; nhmti S.O H.HckrftfandijiK, "i'lris -expression of HN'-fcHatioi-i hi! Mi sure- would 1-jo warmly oj)fm*otf fey wbvv laemjjcr of the nssocialioM."