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Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1924, Page 1

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IX\ iNYIOATIOX COMMITTEE. WELLINGTON. .March 0 Ti e C"v. Turnout is faced with a denial;.! iron several large sections of i - oh. service for increased wages, in. d the I Foil .1. (,!. Coates, Minister of TT.ihvay- and Rostmaster-General, is ■ ;• i :pal member of Cabinet who "•ill ■!■■;>> with the requests. Ho has 'ind.-cia!,-, ii to commence negotiations !' i'-. nrlC with tile executive council f .i. • Amalgamated Society of Hailway Servants next week and to refer II ni:--. il-d ]niiut s to a wares hoard Dunk; . lion oi the minutes of the nuai'ierly meeting of the Amal- • ' Society's executive shows hat p. Duly. representing the maioritv of ilm .ii.! division of rail '.cay men. •!.■• ided oil February fi to take a 5,r:1... Ir.llot of members. out that alter ■••veral days’ negotialions v. ill l (lie Minister of Railways it resolved to ■ u.speild aelioli until it Could meet the .Miiii-tei' (his month. ■'Tins arrangement for negotiation." -■ales l lie society's official journal, "is o’llv the beginning of a (liflielllt busiue- -. and although a strike ballot >- not to he taken ai once the society ii,ay yeL have !o secure a formal decisi- m ||ie nature of wliieli it is easy nr.-diet ." The exeeiitive, aid i.'ipal in- that a •.vin es hoard would he eoiist il ute.l le--nlved to appoint Messrs M. ( o ll.ehy. president, M. J. O'Connor, oxeeu •' ve eouneillor, and AT. .). Mack, ecu >r«d secretary, as its representatives nil t! ■’ hoard, il being understood that the Railway Department will have a similar number of asses.-ms and that an independent chairman will he appmn' e.l with the approval of both pail.,':The executive lias framed it- wage ilemau.l ill I lie lull..wine trials : -That I his .ouiicil ei.iisi.lers an iu re ia' in v ayes of th lid per dnv nee •~n v hi is. aioiin a fair .-lamlard ol livinu'. !> i - . i.-o indicated that tlm Railwav D nielli '.. ill make a stromr .if.!-: : . i, vei ; from I lie forty-four teiir wee!; !n 1 1r .■ furl y . iylit hours for ohserved in the service. This m en;, |l . lll.ell to he einphal ieall.v

re), •.■!, ,| h\ lhe men’s oryanis.ii ion, ij the . liautre i- aeeompanied by of increased waves. IlilC ( I'.NKRAI. OCKTriOX. When r. i r. itehuH'iit had t.. he underii by :)>e (imermiieiit a commiltee ... .lejiarlmental head- was appointed i mliis,. Ministers reear,line: salaries . i.rmielioiM . lie public ••ervi. e, iiu-lud-e,.. ||... Railway Deparl ment. with a , i,, i;i im; anilormity ol aclion. This c,inmiltwl.ieh bee:,me known C... Ik >i*m it y Commiltee. is. I Mi,! i-1 . t,.i. avail, makin v investiva ■ • , 1,,-! all 111 Ihe (lovoriiinenl. 11 it - r:,i ~ into iiceoun t I lie pi esetil i ~i I,\ine statistics, comiiarine • 'v i will', :he position when the first ■ .•<<■,!',:! cuts were made in pulilic laries under the rctreneli- ...... iee. h will no doubt advise m.mi what in, leases il any , to readjust salaries in line h lie inerea-e in the cost ol livinv ' ....;I hv the ollicial figures since r i, s,.r,..|ii inst ilment of retreii.Timeid h-came ..|>; rative.