RAILWAY STAFF SALARIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1919, Page 4

RAILWAY STAFF SALARIES.

DIVISIONS ON THE BILL. ' LABOR DEFEATS AMENDMENTS, (By Wire.—Own Correspondent.), Wellington, Nov. 1. The debate in the House of Representative:! on the Kailway Bill early on Saturday morning had some features of special interest. Several divisions on ' party lines took place. Mr. Holland, chairman of the Labor Party, moved that the salary of the General Manager of Railwayg shtfuld bo reduced by £IOOO. The salary mentioned in the Bill was £3OOO, After much discussion this amendment was defeated by 42 votes to 11. The division list was as follows: For the amendment (Id)-—Messrs J M. Dickson, T. A. H. Fields, W. H* Field, Holland, Jennings, A. K. Newman' Semple, Statham, Walker, Wilford, and Wright. j Against the amendment (42)-HSir ; | James Allen, Messrs. Anderson, Bollard, ?1 Buddo, Coates, Dickie, J. S. DicksonTaU Sir W. Fraaer, Glover, Guthrie, lurris' Henare, Herries, Hine, Hornsby, Hunter' Isitt, Lee, Luke, McCallum* Minder' Massey, Nash, F. Newman, Nosworthy! Poland, Pomare, Eeed, B. H. Shod** Scott, Seddon, Sidey, G. H. Smith, E* W. Smith, 8. G. Siriith. Sykes, VerW Sir Joseph Ward, Wilkinson, Wittv Young. " -Then Sir Joseph Ward moved that the salary of the Assistant General Manager should be reduced fcy £1 «... indication that in the opinion of the House the members of the second division of the railway service were entitled to consideration if the salaries of the members of the first division were raised. This amendment created a clear cut issue, the question being wariher the second division men could be left on a basis of 9s day when the head, of branches were receiving sreatlv in creased salaries. * ® V ta This was a well recognised Parikmentary procedure, but Mr. HolCl surprised the House by voting withfte Government, and so causing g t he Labor ' St* lit* the «2E ment He said the amendment was camouflage, although, as a matte* nf obvious fact, if it had be?n c»rS It would have forced the hands of the " a G s°Srl divi9i °» «* ™(| F.eld, Glover, Hanan/Ho M by IsiS' Jennings, Lee, McCallum, PeZd Bed-' ' &ft^ J SB& Wa * WiUord ' Altf'MeJr 6 TT Mmi < 3l >-*«r *«■ J M nil ' And T erson - Bollard, Coates, Luke, Massey, Nash, A. K Newman K B » PomarTß l H Rhodes. Scott, Semnle G » HmuiT Statham, S y ke3 , WaJtm&S***