P. AND T. OFFICERS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue XXXXI, 15 June 1920, Page 5

P. AND T. OFFICERS

INCREASE IN SALARIES,

TELEGRAM FROM PREMIER.

(BY TELEGBAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, June 14.

The proposal to affiliate with the National Industrial Alliance of Labor was _6t entertained.

The Wellington section of the Associ_tion met to-night to' receive the report •of delegates concerning the deputation to Mr Massey and Mr Coates. The' •chairman said Mr Massey had practically promised what had been asked. He read the following telegram which, lie said, had been sent out to all branches of the Association that day, after the interview with the Prime Minister:

"The Prime Minister to-day definitely •committed the Government, in the pre•sence of the full conference, to pro rata increases in salaries or wages in sympathy with the ascertained cost of living increase. The question of conse•quential adjustments will be referred, to -*& board to be set up, when each branch of the public service will be dealt with on its own merits. Mr Massey further stated that if the service was not satisfied with the salary schedules when pro--duced the delegates may return and place the service's objections to the same before him. The telegram was read to the full conference before its -dispatch." ' * The following motion was passed: ""That this meeting is perfectly satisfied with the attitude of the conference, and congratulates them on the present "position/* .