LABOUR DEPARTMENT CRITICISED.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20776, 9 February 1933, Page 8

LABOUR DEPARTMENT CRITICISED.

■ 4- —. WAtMAIBI CQUNTY CQUNC|L»| RESOLUTION. "That if the Labour I)opartine»t continues with its 'pin-pricking' methods the Waimairi Council will consider dispensing with tho services of all men employed under the No. 5 Scheme," was the test of a. resolution carried at last night'? meeting of the Waipiairi Coupty Council. The discussion arose out of a report of thp County Clerk (Mr G. S. Cowper). Ho said there wjsre ljirge suais of money held up by the Department because <?f pptty irregularities in the pay-sheets and in t}ie methods of computing the hours of work. » On a recent pay-sheet there h?d been two signature?, the second on? beinj 1 slightly different fro«n the first, and ir this case £4OO hsd been held '.p. It another instance the notice in regard tc the 10 per cent. cut was not available in time to notify- all the njen. Tftt difficulty had been got over by letting the men wprk thp ordinary tijjie aid bj paying less wages, crediting the we? with the extra hours worked. T.ho fol lowing week tho Department had re 1 fused to accept the timo-shegts, - act 1 again a sum was held up. Mr W. Q. Chapman said the uuuntj could not be expected to pay interesi on this outstanding amount. "This pin pricing is over tho fence, and wc ' fchoftlij cjit out the whole No. £ ; Scheme," ho said. He then moved, tc that effect. Mr W. P. Sponcer opposed thi He pgjd it meant throwing 5C{ melt out of Work. He would rather se( ( a deputation wait on the officer ir chargp pi th§ Labouir Department (Mi T? B|a,ilcy). - The (M r T. O. Newnhj»«M} ■ said the present stata of affair! coulc , sot cofitinne. The motion wan carried, Mr Spaiicoi .boinij; t%r H*?: 7