INCREASE IN PAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 144, 21 June 1939, Page 6

INCREASE IN PAY.

NAVAL RATINGS.

MARRIED ALLOWANCES.

HIGHER RATE FOR CHILDREN. iT'.y Tflpsrrniili — Prowj Association.) WTLLINf.ToX. Tuesday. Tln> Prime Mini-NT. Mr. Savage, 1.11-• -• 1 thU nftPi'iifinii ihiit for soitK , time |in*t the ( li>\ cninifiit hud had under oo.i-fidr-rnt inn the nf t iio present cost of living on tin- ciiridit iniiK of rating* in tliH N'nv Zealand naval fnrre* in relation to thoir pnv si ml iillnwancp*. The forinnliition nf propionic had occupied much time, and to-dfty «a* the ocfflsion on which tin , I'ahiiiPt li*d met tsjnco tlip.\ wen , rnmpli'tcd. Mr. Savnire -Mid tin , Cabinet hud decided to substitute the inxler-montioned latrs nt marriiig* , ;iml rliildron's allowa lire for tho»>p now in tlio form. The new ratp* will take i-flVct as from July 1, ift.'W. The prpfont n.arrinpc allowance of If a flay (equal ti> 14/ a week) i« to n? cnnvortod to a weekly rate of £1. The [•litldrc-n , -* .illnwuiirp U to be couviTted from lid n day Ccipiiii t' , 3/fl a work) to .">/ n week. Tho mnxiiiiiitn aninunt for mwrrinyi' anil cliililn-n"-* ulln\vanc>« Ik to Ik , fixed at il ">.' a week, cmipnred with £1 I.V at pro*cnt. The now rntf* will, of i-iiiii-xp. iiiiply to Finporial and New Zrnhiud rntiti;.'-. Tho Primp Minister added that the (iovprnniPiit. hud had undor rniwider.*tinn matter* rrliitlnjr t<> wiiho*. and this J investigation was hotnjr continued.