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Grey River Argus, 16 February 1945, Page 5

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In Line for Rises WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. The Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) said this afternoon that in accordance with the principles of the amendment to the Stabilisation Regulations announced on Tuesday and taking into account the Railway Tribunal’s announcement of increases in the wages and salaries of members of the railway service the pay of all public servants, including school teachers, would be generally advanced within the various services and increases would operate as from June 30, 1944. ARBITRATION COURT'S WAGES PRONOUNCEMENT P.A. WELLINGTON, Feb. 15 March 5 has been fixed as the date on which the Court of Arbitration will commence hearing argument on which to base its pronouncement on standard wages. It is expected that the hearing may last two or three days.

HARBOUR BOARD WORKERS INDUSTRY DECLARED ESSENTIAL WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. , A' notice appearing in to-night’s Gazette declares the operations of all Harbour Boards in respect of permanent and weekly employees, and employees coming within the scope of northern Wellington and Otago and Southland Industrial Districts’ Boatbuilders’ and Shipwrights’ Award to be essential industry for the purpose of the Industrial Manpower Emergency;/ Regulations, 1944. The existing declaration, which covers only some Harbour Boards, is revoked. The Minister of Industrial Manpower, Mr McLagan, states the purpose of this new blanket declaration is to extend the cover of essentiality to the many smaller ports in the Dominion employing weekly workers not covered under the existing declaration. Mr McLagan said the smaller Harbour Boards were important units in the internal and external transport of the Dominion, as well as being responsible for aids to navigation within their areas, and it was felt that, under present circumstances, they should be declared essential.