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Marlborough Express, Volume LIII, Issue 252, 24 October 1919, Page 8

Authorised-representatives of the Railway Officers' Institute urge that the Railway Bill's provisions for the first division salaries should he passed. ..Replying to assertions that writ in members of the first division v.'ere provided with, largo in ere ft yes, tSe representatives point- out th.it t^iere are only seven suc-h oases' in the whole service, and the rotes fixed f'.re osilv_ reasonable in view of the ■i't'snonsibiiiHes involved. The rank tvnr] file oF the division are only reccryinjr nbont £45 all round. ' The f'voond division lias i-eceived bonuses durina; the war. while the first division has received less in bonuses, and in some none, and the increase .?.-• only about equivalent to the total increase pjven to the second divisioit men. The Institute has agreed to jveept these proposals, but hns ref!( rved the ricrhh to ask for higher p;;v if the conditions warrant it. and j VJ\ll do so if :iny other branch of the Tf'ilwsiy serviV-o receives increases «.bove tho'-e now pi"oposed "UNSKKT* r-OMPOUNlV—trade-JLlaseoJ for 'X)\i2)& and colds.— A&vt.