TRAMWAYMEN'S PAY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 283, 28 November 1919, Page 5

TRAMWAYMEN'S PAY.

al _ CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. ve he tßy Telegraph.—Press Association.) ed WELLINGTON, Thursdav. re j !e The conference of representatives o n _ municipal authorities and private com rn. panies controlling tramways in New Zea i n land was concluded this morning, and ; j s , «et of counter-proposals was drawn ui ;i[ for submission to the Tramway-men' 1( j Federation. A joint conference was held in th ve afternoon between the controllin; authorities and representatives of th e Tramwavmen's Federation- The Mayo L jj. of Wellington, Mr. J. P. Luke, wa j n appointed chairman. Proposals submitted by the men's re j," presentatives provided for the groupinj ' j 'of the Dominion into three parts, com prising, first, Christchurch, Dunedin, In , vercargill, and New Plvmouth; second Auckland and Wanganui: third. Welling M ton. The object of the grouping systen j was to determine the rates of pay pro j portionately to the cost of living m th< :ad various centres, u well as to meet th. !?.* varying conditions m the conduct of th« 5 l " 'tramway services. - I ?.' The joint conference will resume to _, morrow- _^^____