RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' INSURANCE BILL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8534, 14 July 1893, Page 2

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' INSURANCE BILL.

A meeting of the Christchurch Ca» mittee for the advancement of the 'liailwiy Employees'- Insurance Bill, was he'd iatls Stationmaster's office, Christchurch Raiiffaf Station; on the 6th inst., when it *■*». decided to forward a petition in favosa* <$ the Bill, which has been -before the employees of the Canter bury section for tbe past two months, to the Ccmmuaioaers, ft* presentation to the Government. _ • A circular memo. _to the following was also drawn up "for. circulation anßOSg** the employees:— M The Committee have iW honour to inform yon that- a; petition, cossisting of 635 signatures of employee* oa th* Canterbury section'in favour of the shor*" Bill has been sent to the Railway Commissioners for presentation to.the Government ; also that they have rccomraeodsa the following amendments in tins Bill*"* (a) Retiring age to be rsdussd to 60 yea«. (b) Present employees to be allowed to contribute for one or raore of the beadUm (c) Employees to be allowed by isetesgtsg then* contributions to p~rov.de for pension instead of a third." At the suggestion of the Dunediu «*>* mittee a proposal to send a it&l all sections of the railway to Weliiajftos t» interview the Commi*_ioners anj. ts». Government on the subject wa3 consider*!. and it was decided' to ~ fall io with &* proposal. -" ' A meeting of the Committee was, the»» fore, called, and took place at tbsMiPj* master's office on Tuesday evening ***** when Mr afford, of Addmgton Worktop*, and Mr Gray, Traffic Inspector, CM* church, were appointed delegates fross Chrtetehurcb. At a meeting held at Tfcsuf on Wednesday night, .Mr Burk |$ appointed a delegate iram that town. *•?•* above genUiinen, with, dalvf ate* - W*» Dunedin and Invercargill sections, jea ** here for Wellington on Saturday night .atfj?» and will be mat there by the delegates fcss other sections. -- ""