RAILWAY OFFICERS

Grey River Argus, 19 October 1936, Page 5

RAILWAY OFFICERS

40-HOUR WEEK SOON With Promotions (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, October 18. The resumption of goodwill promotions verv soon; an,] the introduction of the 40-hour week as soon as p,ossiNe among the clerical workers of the Railway Department were ment’oned by the Minister of Railways, Hon. D. G- Sulr’van. at the annual smoke concert and reunion of the Wellington branch ,of New Zealand Railway Officcts InsC’tutc on Saturday night. Mr Sullivan said that all he could say about the transition to the 40-hour week was -that there had recently been presented, for consideration by Cab : ni|t. a report on the introduction of the 40-hour week for the eler’eal d'visions of the service, and he hoped that, after the session, Cabinet would have th. ( opportunity of coiLs’dcr ; ng it in all its bearings. “We want to put it into operation as soon as poss'ble. ’’ ho said. “We feel friendly toward you. and if we can find a. reasonable way of getting out of diffi< , ulti' < .s which face u-, wo w ; ’l bo only too happy t.o find that wav. Y’our officers have been intcrv owing me, and pressing it upon mo; and it will bo in tho near future. The Government would bo pleased to do isomething ; n lyinneotion with goodw’’.l pr--.mot : ons. ‘ ’ lie had every sympathy with the men affected, ns theit pos : t<on was represented to him. Very soon they would be given somfl promotion