RAILWAY OFFICERS’ INSTITUTE.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1925, Page 1

RAILWAY OFFICERS’ INSTITUTE.

' WNUAI. CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON. .Inly 13. Tin- annual conference ol the Railway Officers’ lii.-lilulr coni iniied its sittings to-day. the jiii--.id.-iii Mr t. R. Kolicrlsou in the chair. Il was decided lo pres- lor the adoption of the Male o! salaries asked for in February. 1021. The uinsilmiiii of each glade is as follows, Ibe present maximum being shown in parent hose.-.: tirade I. ft,(ill (Jjlil-'i) : grad.£o(i:I (Colo); grade it. £ol(l 11)1711): grade I. Ellin i£L’!l): grade El 10 ( C-'tStt) ; grade li. £:{(i;i <£:):)o> : grade 7. C 33!) t El’tto). Il was decided (bat when a mcmliur is specifically brinigbt on duty on Good t- 1 ii lay or Christ mas May. or has to ‘‘stand by" on Sunday, be -hall be deemed lo bine worked not less llian lour hours, and to as|< tor an additional Day. which was now no longer a statutory holiday. Ii was agreed that Now Lynn. Manure tva. Paerata. Walmfoa and Rnurimu should lie ollieered instead ol being tablet stations, ns at present, and that recommended members in tirade 7 be promoted to Grade ti oil completion of fourteen years in the first division, if promotion lias not been reached prior to coinplcion of that period. Il was resolved that the Railways Hoard should he asked to discuss with the conference methods employed by the administrative officers’ round table conference in connection with the yearly stall' review. A long discussion took place in connection with the “appointment "I outsiders to positions which could be ably tilled by New Zealand-trained men." Ii - was decided to take action in regard to certain instances that were mentioned. It was agreed that goods foremen at Christchurch. Dunedin. Invercargill. Auckland. Palmerston North. Greymouth. Wellington, and Fraukton Junction should be granted higher grading. A widows’ pension scheme drafted by the executive committee was adopted by tile conference, and ii was decided to submit the matter to brandies in order to ascertain wbat support 'iidi proposals would receive. Various otber mutters concerning conditions and salaries wore al-o dealt with.