THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3436, 16 March 1920, Page 5

THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.

i MEN IN CONFERENCE. I WELLINGTON, This Day. l An important meeting of the Excicutive Council of the Amalgamated‘ Society of Railway Eervunts, attended by delegates from all over the Dominion was held in Wellington yes‘terday. Interviewed during the afterinoon, Mr J. Mack, General Secretary, ito the A.S.R.S., said the Executive lwas seriously considering the Whole uiositiori, but declined to give out anyéihing for infm'lll2}_tion of the press at ‘present. It is‘understood that the Hsituation is a very critical one, and gthat, generally speaking, things do not look too bright. fiDANNEVIR-‘KR BRANCH PROTEST. 3 —-—-9 5 12} 2 DANNEVIRKE, this day." Dannevirkc railwayincn, at 8. special meeting, passed a resolution urging ‘their executive Vto reject. Mr Justice"

[Stringerjs award of 1/ per day inlerease, and are prepared to back the , executive to a man in whatever action ?they deem advisable, as they consider {there is no prospect of obtaining a: ipeaceful settlement. They also take iexception ‘to the statcamenat {my the iPrime Z\fini.-ter to the press, that Eguards’ average ea'r'r'lings are from I£4 10/ to £5 per week, as being both Imisleading and iricorrect. The schedi._ 1110 minimum rate is £3 12/ a Week, iwith a weekly reduction of approxiExnatelv 4/ for superannuation payment, leaving practically only £3 for a second division man to live on. ‘ Any pay in addition ito Ithis, with some !exceptions. is made up only by memlbers working excessive overtime, which should not be calculated in I showing the averafge pay for a ~18 hour , week.