CORPORATION RETRENCHMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7787, 5 November 1886, Page 6

CORPORATION RETRENCHMENT.

The report of the special committee appointed to consider the state of the corporation and the necessity for retrenchment, has already been published in the Herald. The following schedule gives details of the proposed reductions—

Mr. Goldie moved the adoption of the report, and stated the work which the corn* mittee had dona in carrying; oat retrenchI ment, entering at some length into the ques- ; tion of Corporation finance. He would bare liked reduction in a different way to that of discharging workmen, bat bowed to the decision of the majority of the committee. Mr. Devobe seconded the adoption of the report Mr. Kidd moved that the clauses bo taken seriatim. Mr. Laßoche seconded the motion, and thought the committee had been going beyond their instruction in ordering the discharge of men. Mr. Devobe contended that the committee had not gone beyond their infractions in making the recommendations they had donethat the engineer should carry out the instructions of the Council. Mr. Crowtheb -urged the importance of adopting the report, when it was found that there was no work for men to do, it was necessary to recommend their discharge. Mr. Atkin still thought the committee had exceeded their powers in recommending the disoharge of men. Mr. Holland moved, and Mr. Clark seconded, " That part A, clause 31, in the report be struck out." The portion of the report referred to was as follows, " That the number of stone-breakers be reduced to twenty ; the necessary metal to be supplied by the stone-oruiher." Mr. Laßoohe suggested that it might be discussed separately. Mr. Crowtheb thought they should give charitable aid separately, and know what they were giving, and why they were giving it. Mr. Goldie thought that part of the report might be left over, and considered separately. Mr. Atkin said he agreed with all the report, excepting the clause they were discussing, and that, regarding the Mayor's salary, which, ■he thought, should be still further reduced, The amendment of Mr. Holland was then put to the meeting and lost, the names being :—For : Messrs. Laßoohe, Evans, Holland, Kidd, Trenwith, and Clarke (6). Against: Messrs. Cooper, Atkin, Dignao, Buchanan, Garratt, Crowther, Fhillipps, Devore, Goldie, Davies, and the Mayor (11). The report was then adopted. • '-- It was understood that the question of the employment of atonebreakers would be ' brought up agiin in considering several apj plications made by those who had been discharge on account of their inability for heavy 1 work,

Department. Present. Beduoed Dm. Mayor .... £400 £300 £100 Town Clerk 600 460 SO Treasurer .. - „ 800 800 — Collector .. .. .. 800 200 — Assistant Collector _ - 200 " 200 — Vainer .. - - ■ -. 200 200 — Inc. Clerk (Town Clerk's office) :; 125 160 28 Deo. Engineer _ ' * -. '«. 600 600 100 8ur»eyor .. ~ - 800 800 - Clerk and Draughtsman - 175 160 25 Olerk ofW'Tke .. - 200 200 — Bulldinjc Surteyer .. _ 175 — 175 superintendent Fire Brigade- 250 260 — Inspector of Abattoir! - 265 160 > UD Snb-inspector (If oyUn) - ' 126 — / **" Sanitary Inspector .. . 200 200 — Asiistant Inspectors (2) - 208 100 108 Waterworks—Kngtneor (C.E).. 200 200 — Pumping Station .. .. 208 200 8 Two Firemen (each £180) - 260 284 ) M One Fireman .. - 130 117 m Turncock .. .. .. 208 176 88 Assistant-Turncock ... 182 183 — Wharf Turncock - .. 166 180 20 Labour, six at 8s, and reduced per .. .. 1,800 1,065 835 Fire Brigade-(vide clause 12) Engine Cleaner .. - ISO 104 26 Firemen .. .. - 268 268 — Free Library-Librarian . 160 150 — Inc. Assistant Librarian . 60 66 16 Baths—Salt water _ - 80 80 - Freshwater Baths .. _ 100 100 — Messenger .. ... .. 156 166 — Deo Engineer's dept—Chain man- 126 104 21 Inspectors-6 at 10s per day «. 986 — »86 Day Labour-10 at, say, 6s 1,000 — 1,000 40 do. reduction Is per day.. 624 — 624 !»«st Contract .. ~ 840 — 840 Streets-Annual expenditure 20,<)OO 12,000 8,000 Parke .. .. .. 860 860 — Domain .. - .. 501 245 256