POWER BOARD SECRETARIES.

Otaki Mail, 31 December 1923, Page 2

POWER BOARD SECRETARIES.

A MATTER OF SALARY. The Wangaaui-Raiigitikai Power Board decided to appoint a managing secretary at a salary of £7OO a year. Mr A. Robinson said he did uoi like tp traverse the action of the committee set up in recommending the salary should be £7OO, but he considered that it was outrageous. Mr A. H. Rogers.- It looks more line employing a colonial secretary than

1 j a board secretary. ■ moved that the salary Ibe £SOO a year. He said the appoin tee would not have more to do than Hie secretary of a local bodv. Mr Morrison said their idea* were too big. There were any amount, of qualified men who would accept £305 a year. There were eouxitv clerks getting- £3<x) and £350 a year, and doing the work well. Mr Signal! said, that in the Soutn Island £650 was being offered for a similar position. They wanted a gosd businessman who would make a success of as husiaese. A good Hash .would gave hit iaisry. Mr Loughnan sasd 6 lot or businee* j ability and knowledge would be' required. It v.*a. s possible that a x»a~ would be cheap at £IOOO a vaar as the right £aan would save his" salary aver and over again. Mr Pumell ga j.d thai the corajafe; «£ weaa unanimous in- ottering £7OO. ■ They did not want to teach a' man his suemess. 2 X:'—?-e : '—?- e tiie ca/ptre: cost ■~oc to Jsa kept ccatrol, ana a jjoea «£*£& rjo tat*. ~ loft s"ofi.oa "put &ad lost ass t ~ e , C£BX3Jifctee"« TeceaaendaSisß adoptaa.