RAILWAY WAGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 248, 19 October 1922, Page 8

RAILWAY WAGES.

A SPECIAL ARKAKGEMENT. \:ii:cl[ MTN'ISTKn HAS SEEK. .!-t T.-l' —ip!l. -I'->:■'!.rnn-,137 Rpn^rtcrO WK.LI.TN'fiTOX. Wednesday. A- r il-al i-f .-nrio-ity was shown ! . v : . ; ~-it; hi member- in the Hr.UsO tot: ■' Mii!i- , '-r i.f Railways wiih ihi- Lo'-..-L."iivf M.-nV Association i" '-niineetion \\'\\ r. 11l \V:ljJi->. lrd'.leli.illj. 1 be proviiled mi, Imip-r workiiij; L.iiif.-. iiini Hiine r.-clii.-i!■ .ii hi \>n\ ilexes up r: p.M-n'T ii'juinst kict>inoti\c liieii lti-iujjj r.-lvp\nii fn.m inhi.'lioti i-i -■a'>'.nle Vil <rpfi y, T Vi-itrh (Wiiimuiini . wUhe.! to\i)i.w if all s.-ciinn- i.l i!ir railway g, n ;„■ bn| ': ii rn::su'.ted o\er " lie Hiiifa-r and treated alike He alv ns ,ed that the I.- )■::<< -J b.-f-re rarliaiiiei t. Mi. T. •M. ilford, Mr. H. HoHai.il a,.,l i.t!i.-r :n.-inbe.-3 s;:p----j..,ru-.l ib ! s ilemand. Mr. At.iK.re -uu-u-eMn.l Ihii! there \va* eoir.i-tliinp i-M.lii'Hllv wroii}.' wh-n tin-j.,,,-,,.,1 ..f tl- 1 m,,ti,e 1.,,-,, ,1..e1,r,.,l t'liii ihe i •I'veriinu'iii Wiis mc iriuiiu oi tin , worker. Mr. H.dland pointed to the new arhi-dule 1.1 tin' loromntive men's as ah iid'.catiiin that despite tl:.' Hiiri'i- ,- m.-iil ih.'\ had sul'.Trd some ri'.Jiieiiuii. Th,' 1 [.in. l>. 11. (iuthrie i .Minister of Uailwiiy.s r-plieil ti.at the llaihvay AniendiiH'iit Kill dealt "lily with loeo,n..tive einph.yees. and was -ivin- elfect m an aprcenVnl with tlieir lion. When the wnires cut viis pro posed the tiiree railway societies were informed, and officer? "of the Institute t-tat'-d thiit ahhcaiLii they did n<u like j, reduction they would Lam> to accept ii. The Ainaluamated Society of Railway Sen.mis declined to discuss any ].ri'i|insals. but the Men's AsMiiialiiiu recopnis=i'<l the necessity f>>r a reduction, and asked for time :-. make Kvpiiiuaily, after cunsulting their branches, they ninde propo.-als, which were embodied in an agreement. Mr. Yd tell: I "an we have the agreement 1 Mr. Outhrie: I have not seen it. (Opposition laughter.) Mr. Yeiich: You don't know an tipreeIKPUt on which you introduce legislation '.' Mr. Gut brie: If T were constituted like the lion, gentleman I would not trust anybody. 1 know what is the effect of the agreement. The privileges given up cost fl more than has been taken from the A.S.R.S. Mr. Masters: As Minister of Eailvvays you have never seen the agreement '.' Mr. Guthrie: Xo. !Mr. Masters: Remarkable!