THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

Grey River Argus, 22 January 1912, Page 1

THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

THE SUPERANNUATION QUES-

CrmiSTCHURCH, Jan] 19: In the sifatiement regarding-j tsi6 effect of the increase in wages on! the Railway superannuation fund,-distri-buted to the morning papers by Presis Association, certain 1 opinions were wrongly a':ributed to MJr. R. Hampton . These opinions^ were" tho^e of another irailway servant who was in 1 %rviewed on 'the same day aj' Mr.Hampton. -\.\/ . Mr Hampton says that he agrees with the position sr.'ated *by the Depart ment 'butt adds that the men" wouW 'feel more secure if .the marriage allow ance embodied in the Classification Act allowance could be reduced 1 or revoked altogether by, the Cabiaiet. A case might • aiiise in which a inari who had been paying into the .fund, over a series of years on the basis of 9s por day would be superannuated .'on the basis of the . statutory pay| of 7s per day. f . Mr. Hampton said thai no complaint lay against the Departmentl or {Board administering the law as it. existed, ■but the Amalgamated Society $ hoped to persuade the Government io embcid'y the marriage allowance in the classificat"oni schedule. .