CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 231, 23 June 1908, Page 7

CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS.

EMPLOYEES' GRIEVANCE. (BY TKKEGnAPH—ITIEBS ASSOCIATION.) ;1 chrlstchurciv June 22. Further developments, in- connection witione of the grievances'complained of- by tramwav employees in this city took placo at a largoly-attonded .-mooting of- the Chnstelmrcb Tramway Employees' Union yesterday morn- , inc. Tho matter dealt with was the roplr reooived from tho Tramway Board to tlx ; Union's representations protesting against the Board's now system which is being tried forvthree months, under which conductors, surplus cash is considered tho property of thf Board, And conductors are called upon t< mako up any deficiencies by finding the samt out of their own pockets. , . Tho Board's reply to the Union's protest was oontsined in tho report of the Staff Committee, submitted at tho anniial mooting of tho Board on Monday last. Tlio report showed that since tho inception of tlio nofl system tho amount of deficiencies and sur* , pluses had decroasod. . ' , Thero were.close upon one hundred mem: ■hers of tho Union present at yesterday ihorn-' : inc's meeting, which lasted for over two ■hours. Tho Hon. J. Barr was hlso present. After a long discussion, tho Secrotary of the Union moved :m ■ (1) That -conductors receive Jd-, per hour over and above thoir ordinary . wages, as an allowance for possible shortages. ' (2) That 2s. 6d. of tho amount of surplus cash paid in by, any 0110 con- ' dnotor during any ono week bo treated as a set-eff' to shortages during that weok, and that tho balance at tho end of each weok bo transferred to tho revenue fund of tho Board. The two proposals contained in the Secretary's motion wore put separately, with the rosult that No. 1, tho jd. per hour inoreaso in wages, was agreed to, and No. 2, tho do-' duotion of 2s. '6d. from'each man's surplus fco bo a sot-off against dofioiencies, was nega-. ■Tho motion first moved "that-tho tlireo months' trial bo given of tho now system " was negatived. . ' * . ' 1 ! 1 -1 . ,