TIPPING THE STEWARD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2450, 1 May 1915, Page 8

TIPPING THE STEWARD

INTEBESITNG FIGURES,, The public, generally are interested in the euoject of tipping on passenger steamers trading to New Zealand. Evidence on tie subject was < given in tlie Arbitration Court yesterday by the. Union Company's superintendent steward during the hearing of the Cooks and Stewards' Dispute. The witness swore that he had collected information from the men's books which showed that over a period of nine months the stewards got tips per month per man as follows: — , ' £ b. d. Maunganui 3 9 4 Maitai _ 3 0 ' Monowai " ® . 5 .Maori ® J-.'" Wahine 94 0 Pateena 4 17 6 Arahura ;.••••• £ 1 9„.9. . Omitting til® Maori and .the >> he said, tie average was £4 165.. per steward per month. , In the cooking department aboard chip the galley hands render down the' fat and sell it for their own benefit. The evidence of tho witness in question was to the effect that the galley hands sold the fat with the Mowing financial results on the boats mentioned:— Mokoia, £17 Bs. per trip, or £4 is. per man. , . .. Maitai,- £7 10s. per trip, or £1 lis. 6d. per man. . . .. •Moeraki, £18 per tnp, or £4 10s. per m Manngaiini, £32 14s. per trip, or £4 13s. 6d. per man.