COMPENSATION ALLOWANCES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2306, 13 November 1914, Page 7

COMPENSATION ALLOWANCES

TO CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEES. Four applications for compassionate allowances were granted by tlio Wellington City Councir last evening. ' ; . .' An ex-corporation employee was granted a compassionate allowance of .£1 per week, payment to be eubject to review when lie obtains ihe : old; ago pension. This man lias been .in; the corporation's service for 30 years.' A request for a compassionate allowance in consideration for-'.'an', accident sustained on the tramways was.not acceded to. .. The council, however, will not press , for payment of ; -thb costs (amounting to £82 135.) incurred by the applicant in bringing the action; against the'corporation. i?-;^'•• A-compassionate allowanced £10 was granted to a.man whoso child was severely injured through being, knocked! down by a tranicar. An allowance of £3 3s._ was granted to a man whoso boy was injured through being knocked down by a tranicar. This amount, io tlt'q oxnonso inourred for medical attendance.' ■ [ ~'-)Z!'i-.-~"i '■"■ ■ When these matters-came before the council, Councillor H. Buddie inoved for a return covering all the compassionato allowances which the council was paying and setting out tlio ground on,which every allowance was granted. ,•' 1 Members 'said that the council must be paying oat. a Rood deal l of money in this way,-and that while they did not necessarily object to the allowances, they supported the request'for-a return. : • ■Councillor J. E.', Fitngornld said that the position which had arisen -strengthened'the movement for a superannuation scheme. ......-.:. .■;.' , ... .The council pnesed the motion for a return.