A STRIKE AVERTED.
FIREMEN'S WAGES RAISED.
[b? telegraph, —PRESS ASSOCIATION.!
. • Wellington, Wednesday. Rumours were current to-day that the members of the Fire Brigade intended to strike if their demands were not agreed to, but this possibility was averted by a conference with the committee, who made an offer which the men accepted. The City Council met in the afternoon and ratified the terms agreed on. • $ The wages are raised to £2 for probationers and £2 3s to £2.10s for firemen. The senior hands also get advances, and range from £2 12s 6d to £3 12s 6d. . Members of ■ the Council complimented the Mayor (Mr. Wilford) on the tact with which he had handled the situation. ? Arrangements had been made to utilise the volunteer brigade and fire police if the me4 refused to come to terms. *
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14809, 12 October 1911, Page 7
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135A STRIKE AVERTED. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14809, 12 October 1911, Page 7
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