RAILWAYMEN'S PAY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 19, 17 October 1919, Page 8

RAILWAYMEN'S PAY

SCHEDULES OF NEW BILL.

The main purpose of the Railways Amendment Bill presented to the House yesterday is to carry the amended •schedule fixing the pay for all classes of railwaymen, especially tho men of the second division. All the mtes for tho second division were announced months ago, when tho railway societies had their conferences with tlie Minister of Kailways. Tho general effect of those increases was to add to the pay the amount of tho war bonuses previously pais. A new clause provides thut all employees shall be classified as on April 1, 191!), and their rates of pay fixed, ami that thereafter all increases of pay anil all promotions from ono sub-grodo "to another shall depend upon merit efficiency, and good conduct, and always the certificato in writing of the head of the Department is to be required beforo the employee shall ho entitled to promotion or increase of pay. The salaries fixed for the administrative officers (tho maximum salaries only being given) are to be:— General Manager ,£3OOO Assistant General Manager X 1250 Chief mechanical engineer .£1250 Chief traffic manager ,£1250 Chief engineer (maintenance) ... .£1250 Chief accountant i£loOu Comptroller of stores X'JOO Signal engineer 4000 Another' schedule of the Mill defines salaries of the first division, (hesalaried stair. There are lo ho four ".-■pi.-ciul" grades, and eight other gr.ides, with subprinks carrying iniTi'iiii'tiK The pny fixed is as follows (maximum and minimum rates being given):— Special 1-iKOO to I&VJ VSpccial 2—<1750 Special 3—.1700 Special t—.CCSO Grade 1—,C550 to .£(100 G rado 2—.£473 to .S.VM Grade H—.C(>s to .E4.V) Gi'alc (-,ei75 lo Grade 5—.£315 to <C!! 50 Grade G-C213 to .tKIO Grado 7—J!!iis to J:270 Grade 8— .£GS to XJ.-JO.