CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION BILL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8535, 14 September 1907, Page 5

CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION BILL.

By Telegraph—Press Association

WELLINGTON. Sepember 13

Speaking at the annual dinner of the Wellington Letter Carriers, tonight, Sir Joseph Ward said that he and his colleagues had a treed to the provisions of the Civil Service Classification Bill, which he hoped would become law this session. He hoped to see letter carriers receive a minimum Wage of £l3O for married men throughout the colony. Various improvements would aho be made in their position in regard to payment for overtime. The men in the secon 1 grade of tha service would receive promotion after five years instead of after ten years. There would also be a reduction of the period in wh'ich men employed in laga offices were entitled t) promotion. Men with over ten years' service are to receive three weeks' holiday instead of two weeks in each year. Special provision would be made for men to rise in the service. Recognition wou'd be given to men with over fifteen yeirs' service. Married man receiving less than £l5O a year would receive special increases. Particular care had been taken to improve th2 position of the sixth class cadets, who would go straight on for twelve years, and by the time they were 28 would be in receipt of £220 a year, thus reducing by six years the period in which they were now able to reach that salary.