RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 279, 23 November 1921, Page 9

RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES.

INCIDENCE OF THE "CUT." (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) OIIRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. A prominent Chriatehurob member of . th-e IA.SJRJS. stated this afternoon to the I "Star" that he did not consider the cut ;of ten per cent in pay referred to menijbers of the association, 'but rather to the 1 , Engineers, Firemen and Cleaners' Asso- .

Relation. He stated that a member of .the executive, addressing «. quarterly .meeting on Sunday, made it -clear that there would be no cut. The deputation ■ had met the Prime Minister, the Mini■ster.of Railways, and the 'Railway Committee of the House, and suggested ' economies that would reduce Departmental expenditure by a million and a /half yearly, partly by reducing the army lof clerks and others, but they had made ■it clear that they would not hear of any i retrenchment. This deputation had been asked to return in a fortnight's ! time, but it was understood that the j question of wages would not he raised, I halt that the points for discussion would be the retirement of men who were I eligible for retirement. He considered I Mr. ilcVilly'a remarks were intended jas a feeler in respect to th» K.F.C.A. land even then he understood that a pro- . posal was afoot that instead of a cut lin wages the men should work longer hours.