THE POSTAL SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13454, 3 June 1907, Page 6

THE POSTAL SERVICE.

PROPOSED RECLASSIFICATION

SPEECH BY MR. MILLAR.

[by telegraph.—*press association.]

; . Dunedin, Sunday. The Hon. J. A. Millar, speaking at the . letter-carriers' on Saturday night, said the Postal Department was at one time the envy of every Department, be- • cause it had its classification scheme, time the, envy of every Department, bebeen classified, until as far as he could gather from opinions expressed the time bad nearly: arrived when; there should be a further classification of the Poastal De- J partment. (Applause.) In some of the classes the classification was perfectly fail-, but in others an improvement might be effected. He referred to the more poorlypaid classes of the service. Those classes ought to receive particular attention. He did not believe in poorly-paid , workers. a man ■'; occupied a responsible position he ought, of course, to be paid well for his services. Increased responsibility should carry with it increased emolument, but when a man had .made his way into a position in which it might be said he was comfortable, and there Were others who were" pinched, the" ones in the lower grades ought to be^considered"before those in the higher grades. In that respect he thought that there '. was room' for improvement. ■ • -

The Postmaster-General, he believed, had the * welfare of every man in , the service at heart, and he .was satisfied that the pay was not sufficient. . He would be the first man to come to the House and ask that it should be increased. (Applause.), ■ •