Important Changes in Railway Staffs

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 67, 10 June 1927, Page 8

Important Changes in Railway Staffs

RECLASSIFICATION pjj^ (From Our Reside ul Reporter., WELLINGTON, Tharsd» y Something might be heard ,7, in respect to the staff of the New Zealand It is learned that the invest of the regrading committee wh^! lotts the past IS months or so w^ for travelling through x ew the purpose of assessing the fo " value of positions in v 0 ’ 0 been of a very searching nature ' The report is at present undei- „ ! sideration. certain aspect* i. °’ i been referred to the Railway Institute, the executive of whirt at present negotiating with the .T partment regarding the docume!. f is anticipated that some time Vn elapse however before finality reached, owing to the sweeping nk, i! of some of the alterations 5 mended. ‘vein. The general opinion in the RaimOfficers’ Institute circles is thaT ,¥ report on the wuole is a helpful “ e and is likely to prove placing the value of jobs through™ the service in their true refs,l positions. “° Tr The reason for the establishment - the committee was a recognition L there should be a comprehensive » amination of the whole of the servi which had become necessary thro/' the development of the department activities, and the varying ratios i the different parts of the service The committee was then asked proceed along the line of brinrifthe railway classification into sraif sort of unity with the remainder the Civil Service. The members of the regrading cob. mittee are: Messrs. J. Brown i r ~ cently appointed controller of stiir Marks and Bennett (both of the Civil Service). The investigations of the comae, sion of independent accountants anpointed to inspect the railway accounts at Chrstchurch and Wellint ton have been completed, and the re port is expected to be made availahl, shortly.