MR WILFORD'S STATEMENTS
CUXTI.'ADRTFDBY Ml!. .IIKJiUIES. I'.y Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington. Yesterday. In an addre-s to his constitiients last week Mr. T. M. Wilford staled that the travelling allowance of the manager of railways had heen increased, while two shillings a night was taken oil' the boiler-makers. Replying to this, the lion. W. 11. lleir'u-s, Miniver of Railways said that new regulations had lieen gazotted re traveiling allowances which applied not only to the general manager, hut to a large nimilier of members of the railway service, lie said the statement I hat'the pay of the boiler-makers bad 1 n reduced was inaccurate and misleadiii'.'. Xo reduction had been made. To this, Mr. Wilfmd rejoins that he did not mention the boiler-makers' pay, but their relieving allowance, and reasserts that by a regulation of December l."i last, the (Is allowance was cut down to -Is. Mr. Wilford also suggested that -inec he spoke at TVtonc. instructions have been give to alter tin- terms of circular relating' to allowances, dated Janu.irv II this year.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 7
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172MR WILFORD'S STATEMENTS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 7
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