ANOTHER PROTEST

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 131, 29 November 1929, Page 12

ANOTHER PROTEST

(By Telegraph.—Press" Association.)

INVERCARGILL,, 28th Nov.

The following resolution was passed at a special meeting of the Southland branch of the Railway Officers' Institute: "This meeting of the Southland branch of the Bail way Officers' Institute desires to place on record its resentment at the action of the members of the New Zealand Parliament, who, after expressing general approval of the justice of the claims of Civil servants to have the salary cuts restored, subsequently refused to restore' the cuts on the score, of financial stringency, and thereafter voted themselves a handsome bonus of £100 (an amount appproximately 300 per cent, in excess of that individually due to Civil servants and 100 per cent, in .excess of the reduction in their own salaries under the Public Expenditure Adjustment; Act 1922); we--also note "that prominent politicians now show a desire to see something done for the lower paid men only—i.e., those drawing up to g.295 per annum. In this connection it is only fair to urge that if members of the Legislature drawing £450^ per annum are entitled to an inereaseof £100 (and we do not deny the justice of their claim), surely consideration should be given to the claims of all members- of the. Civil Service receiving up to a like amount. Too. much is being made of regrading. As a matter of fact, it is questionabls whether up to the present time the regrading schemes have affected more than 5 per cent, of the members of the clerical branches of the various Civil Service Departments." "