THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19135, 1 April 1924, Page 8

THE PUBLIC SERVICE

WAGES IiOABD INQUIRY. RAiLWAYMEN’S DEMANDS. POST aND TELEGRAPH OFFICERS’ SUPPORT. tPM United Pwtss Association.) AUCKLAND, Alarch 31. At a mass meeting of members of the Auckland section of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association the following resolution was carried unanimously: —" In view of the statement of the chairman of the Railway Wages Board that its finding will decide the claims of tho rest of the Public Service, this section requests that representatives of the Post and Telgrapb service, to bo elected by their association, be appointed to the board, the representatives to bo the president and the secretary of the association: that representatives of the association be allowed to state the case for their service before the board; that no further sittings of the board take place or no decision lie given until these demands are fulfilled : that the Executive Committee

be immediately called together, and tuiould representation be granted, the service act in concert with the railway service.” A resolution was passed congratulating the railwayman on their determined stand against the reintroduotion of the 48-hour week, and urging the Post and Telegraph Executive to assure tho railwayman of earnest support REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD. POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICERS’ REQUEST. (Per United Press Association.) BLENHEIM, March 31. The local branch of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association passed the following 'resolution :—“That, in view of the statement of the chairman of the Railway \vagea Board that, the decision of that board will have bearing on all other public servant*’ salaries, this section considers that its interests are vitally attocted, and as the con ditions in our department ar« very different trom those obtaining in tho railways, we strongly urge the executive to request the Governfnent to give our association representation on that board, and to grant faclli-

ties to/call evidence in justification of our claims. We ask that, it be pointed out that very high feeling is permeating tho service in regard to the inadequacy of our salaries, and we feel for obvious reasons that no acceptable solution oould be arrived at unless these requests are granted.'" GISBORNE SUPPORTS OTHER CEN'I RES. (Per United Press Association.) GISBORNE, Alarch 31. Tho Gisborne section of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association passed a resolution similar to those of other centres, that the Postal Bervice be given opportunity to supply evidence before tho Wages Board WAIR ARAPA’S PROTEST. (Per United Press Association.) MASTER'D IN. March «1. The Wairarapa branch of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association at the animal meeting to-night unanimously passed the following resolution:—“That this meeting of tho Wairarapa section oi the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association emphatically protests against the decision of the Railway Wages Board affecting the wages of the officers of this department, unless our own service is represented on that lx>anl. Failing this, that a wages board should be set

up by the Post and Telegraph Deoortment to have similar scope to tho board at present sitting, to consider the wages and conditions obtaining in tho Railway Department.’’ A note adds that the officers in the Post and Telegraph Department are at present receiving as low us £3l 13s 4d weekly, whereas the Arbitration Court’s basic wage is £5 16s. W ANG A NUT RESOLUTIONS. (Per United Press Association.) WANGANUI, March 31. The local branch of 'the Post and Tele graph Officers’ Association io-night carried the following resolutions: — “This section is unanimously of the opinion that if our ro-classification is largely linked up w'ilh the finding of ihe present Wages Board inquiry in regard to the railwaymen’s claims we should he direct’y represented on the board by our own nominees, with the right to produce cvhleiuxi hearing on our special conditions.” “This section extends sup]>ort. to the railway societies in their endeavour to improve the salaries and working conditions in (ho Civil Service.’’ OAMARUS REQUEST. OAAIARU, March 31. The following resolution was nassed at a meeting of the Oamaru branch of the Post and Telegraph Association to-night;— “if it is intended that the finding of the Railway Wages Board is to affect the reclassification of this department this section respectfully requests that (he Post and Telegraph Association be represented on the board.’’