Restoration of Civil Service Cuts

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 245, 17 October 1935, Page 7

Restoration of Civil Service Cuts

MADE PAYABLE FROM AUGUST 1. ALSO OLD AGE AND OTHER PENSIONS Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The increase of '7£ per cent, in the salaries and wages of public servants announced in this year’s Budget by the Minister of Finance is ma.de payable from August 1 last by the Finance Bill introduced in the House to-night. The Bill will probably pass through all its stages in the House to-morrow so that current salaries may be paid on the new basis. Old-age pensions, widows’ pensions, miners’ pensions and war pensions'are restored to the rates ruling before the National Expenditure Adjustment Act came into operation and these increases arc also made applicable from August 1 last. The Bill also authorises the payment of amounts not exceeding £200,000 from the Consolidated Fund into the public service superannuation fund, the teachers’ superannuation fund and the Government railways superannuation fund. These amounts are in addition to any other moneys payable out of the Consolidated Fund into any of these funds. Provision for a Government subsidy of 12 i per cent on rural rates is contained in the Bill. The subsidy will be paid to all counties, all town boards and wiil also be given on all rates collected by the Valuer-General where there are no contributory local authorities. This subsidy is on the same basis as that granted last year,