HIGHER PAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 74, 29 March 1938, Page 14

HIGHER PAY.

PENNY INCREASE. DECISIONS OF COUNCIL. HARBOUR BRIDGE INQUIRY. A areneral increase of Id 1111 hour, ink-, ing effect as from March .1 last, is to lie made in (lie wtiges of all employees eovereil 1> \ r (lie a greemen t between (lie Auckland City Council and the Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies' Lab(hire is' I' ii inn. This decision wis reached by the Auckland City Council last, night on the j recommendation of (he works conimit(ee. The union had waited on (he committee to point that employees of adjoining local bodies which mine under an award is-ucd by the Arl.it rat ion Court were receiving approximately Id an hour more. Other decisions of the council were: — Harbour Bridge.—'With a view to I linalilv lie in if arrived a( on t In* question i ot the Auckland llarliour Bridge, tln* I council decided, on the siigg '••! ion of the] Mayor. Sir Krnest Davis, t.i . ise the llovernmcnt of its support of the liar- | hour Hoard in the request for the ap-| pointment of an expert commission to investigate and report on the issue in I lie light of present, condit ions. Statuary I'ioposal.-—As a ref.oinmendation to the incoming council, a proposal that the funds available for statuary in the Watson Bcipiesl l-'und ! should he spent in providing a piece ofi ptthlie s-tutuary for the city, to com-! meinorate tin- Dominion centeiiarv ill 1940. was approved. Sill" I Cluli Funds.— The council decided to donate .c.'i ."■/ to l lie funds of I lie l'ilia Surf Life-saving Cluli. (ar lesting Station.--Progress was reported on the matter ot loan authoritv lor (he erection of the proposed munici pal testing station, for which the build'llis estimated to cost about .€700(1. I lie Minister of Transport, the Hon. R. j Semple, lias expressed }i willingness to «rrange for provision in the Transport I Amendment Hill —to be introduced next] session—by which expendit lire of (his nature may be raised bv loan hv special i order. 1 i February Fines.—Durimr Februarvi l here were 211-4 iratlic otr.'iice pro-ecu'- 1 lions, reported the superintendent of Iratlic, Mr. ('. Bland. Resultant lines totalled L'_'l4 ll'. Most numerous' offences were: Vehicles left stationary. 1.17 (tines .t'liO I .">/) : speed limit exceeded, 4 4 (fines ,t_'7."i). New Bus Shelter.--Recommendation that a shelter tor bus passengers in Symomls Street., on the southern si<le of [Craftoll Bridge. should be erected lit a | cost of from ,L'2B(l t,, C;j00. pnivided j the bus companies concerned should contribute £ RIO. was made by the works ! committee. The sum of CRM had al- ; really been ottered on behalf of the comj panics, it was Mated. The recommendation was adopted. Sports Facilities.—Realising that in many cases (imateur bodies have no funds with which to pay for sports grounds, swimming baths and other facilities until after their meetings or carni\als lia\'e taken place, the council decided to relax its former strict instruction that all fees should be paid ill advance. Fees must in future be paid within ii week from the date of each li x (ure. Loud-speakers in Public.— According to a clause approved for inclusion in the next by-law, no person luav use anv loud-speaker or similar de\ iee on au\' street or public place in the city, or in any of t he' council's parks and reserves, j without the council's peruiis>iou. The j clause w ill not apply to the reproduction in reasonable volume of radio pro- .— 1 1 1 mines from authorised broadcast i iilt stations. "Olympic Pool."-—A suggestion that (he council should construct an "Olympic pool" in Auckland as the senile for a possible world swimming carnival in the centenary year, 1040, was deferred for consideration by the incoming council. 'J'he suggestion came from the Xew Zealand Amateur Swimniiii" Association.