FULL “CUTS” RESTORED

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12533, 20 April 1935, Page 4

FULL “CUTS” RESTORED

HOSPITAL BOARD’S DECISION ABOUT £9CO INVOLVED. Taking the view that one of» the remedies' for the -oepiession Jay in restoring' wages to former levels, tho Cook Hospital Board, at Tlmis. day’s meeting decided to restore the -full 10 I>er cerxf to employees. This will ‘ involve extra expenditure of about ' £9OO. The finance committee recommended a- 5 per cent restoration but the meeting dc- j' cided. by six votes to four, to ie» turn the full cut- as from April 1. The finance committee, dealing with this matter, reported as follow 1;: “Your committee have considered the cost to the board of restoring the 10 per cent cut that was made on Salaries and unanimously recommended that a 5 Per re(Storatibn to employees who were subjected to the cut be given effect to as from April I. Thi K ‘ wilt involve an increase in the Estimates of £457.” Mr H. Adair expressed the view that the board should restore the full cut. Originally he had favored the cuts, but-since then h G had entirely changed hi s ' view. It was no-.-his firm conviction that the best war to combat the depression v.ag to restore wages to normal rates. -Tint extra amount was nf >t a great sum and it seemed unfair that the liospital staff of 60 should he tailed oa te pay over £9OO towards the maintenance of the hospital. a . sum .which if spread over the whole community Would not be noticed. H c moved that -the full 10 per cent cut should restored. T d\fr D. W. Coleman M.P.. seconded the motion and pointed out that most local bodies, having restored half the ’ cut a year or so ago were no,w restoring the second 5 per cent To do the fair tiling by the board's staff they should'-now restore the full cut. Local bodies and the Government, by irnposin cr the. cuts, seriously aggravated the depression. \fo=t of the staff .affected were of the lower paid class and would therefore ■spend all they received thus increasing the general prosperity by putting so muefi more money into circulation Mr C. G. Bayliss - supported the motion. Mr H. J. F. Tomhleson opposed on the ground that the primary producers had r.ot yet receiver their cuts hack. The actual effect ef tho restoration proposed would be of little real benefit to the farmers. Mrs A. E. Beer agreed that she would, very much l : Ve to see tiuw cut restored. '• * Tlfo chairman (Mr M. T. Trufferv) stated that many ot!:or local y^dies imposed two cuts, whereas the Cook Horfwtal Board 'imposed but one,; The farmers ’ c-ould no+ stand "the extra drain on : their resources. The secretary (Mr C. A. Harries), explained that the extra eest would bo about £4-50. ■“Spread over the Borough. Cook. Waikohu. Ua.wa Counties’’ pointed out Mr Coleman. The proposal was put to the meeting- and 1 ' carried by six vote to four the division being a s follows*. For: Messrs Adair. Coleman. 0. B. Oman. C. G. Bayliss. C Blackburn and Mrs Beer. Against: The chairman an a Mesr? J. Tomhleson, IT. J. F. Tombleson and F. C. Leggett. Five members of the staff who had not suffered cuts', were granted small increases in salary, on the recommendation of the- finance committee.-