CUT IN SALARIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1922, Page 4

CUT IN SALARIES.

HOW IT WORKS OUT. DETAILS OF REDUCTIONS. BIG SALARIES INCLUDED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. During the courae of the debate in the House on the Addreos-in-Reply a good deal was made of the point that the civil service salary cut was uniform over all salaries between £l9O and £BOO. The Premier, in his speech tonight, read the following table showing exactly how the cut worked out, particularly stressing the fact that those whose salaries were over £3OO paid income tax as well as suffering a reduction through the cut. The reductions work out as follows,: L 7 p to £l9O, Ist and 2nd cute —£15. £l9l to £320—£25. £321 to £soo—£3o and income tax £ll. £5Ol to £Boo—£3s and income tax £36. £9O0 —in one deduction £63 and income (tax £45. £looo £BO and income tax £56. £1250 —£113 and income tax £B6. An officer over £BOO was reduced in full at one stroke, whereas the 'reductions for those of £BOO and below is provided for in three stages, two of which have been made. Even if a third cut is made an employee at £l9O is exempt therefrom, and he will be reduced no further, but the £BOO a year man may lose another £lo,' thus Cl 5. in all, as compared with £l5 in aB the £l9O employee. AFFECT ON SUPERANNUATION QUESTION IN THE HOUSE. THE POSITION OF TEACHERS , Wellington, Last Night. The cut in the salaries of civil servants was mentioned in the House this afternoon. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. T Wilford) asked the Premier whether in view of his statement that he waf only touching the “bonus” and not the “salary” of public servants, he has overlooked the fact that civil servants have been payinjg superannuation on the bonus as part of their salary, and whether, if a further reduction is made, the extra amount contributed to the fund during the time civil servants have received the bonus will be set off against future payments, which should be correspondingly reduced until the extra money paid in superannuation on the' , bonus is worked off. In putting the question Mr. Wilford said that since the bonus had been granted a civil servant received about £2BO per annum (inclusive of the bonus). He has paid approximately £lO extra and this latter amount should now bo taken into account. The Premier replied that this matter had been brought up last session when the Bill was in committee and he brought down a new clause to meet these cases. He was now inquiring from the Treasury as to what the position wm, but he could assure the House that no injustice would be done to the public servants affected. In reply to Mr. Wilford, the Hon. C. J. Parr said that at a conference with the executive of the Secondary Teachers’ Association yesterday he had succeeded in satisfying them as to the method by which he proposed to temper the wind to the shorn lamb in connection with Jhe second cut.