RAILWAY TRADESMEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25051, 15 November 1944, Page 4

RAILWAY TRADESMEN

WAGES DURING ILLNESS (P.A.) WELLINGTON. Tuesday Before the Hallways Tribunal today, Mr T. F. Gebbio, advocate of the Railway Tradesmen's Association, claimed that full payment of wages should be made to tradesmen off duty through sickness or injury. It was proposed that the cost be shared by the Social Security Department and the Railway Department, or by the railways meeting the full costs iu the same way as it met interest on capital invested in unprofitable services, or by subsidy from the Consolidated Fund. Mr Gcbbie explained that, in effect, this meant asking the department -to subsidise the difference between the value of workers' compensation and full pay for accident cases. Mr A. F. Taylor, industrial officer, said the immediate additional cost to the department would be at least £178,000 and, if made actuarial, a matter possibly of £250,000 would be needed to start the fund. ' , FISHING AT TAUPO (0.C.) . TAUPO, Tuesday As is usual at this period of the season, fishing is very hard and results are poor, mainly owing to the weather, which for the past few days has been hot and humid. There are few anglers in the district at present. A good steady downpour of rain is necessary to improve conditions. COLLIER DELAYED (0.C.) GREY MOUTH, Tuesday A moderate sea on the Greymouth bar today prevented the departure of the Kaimiro with coal for a North Island port,