RAILWAY MATTERS.
The dispute between the C.S.A.R. a'hd its employees has assumed a less serious" »spect. The men an interview with the High Commissio"ner, which was granted on the 2nd inst. On. all the points subtaitted his Excellency strongly" supported the , resolutions passed at the Bloemfontein Conference. One slight condition, relative to the calculation of pay,. of those engaged on the trip system, has been since amended in :fayour of the men ; but there is no likelihood of the Government," in its present temper, doing anything further to adjust matters. The High Commissioner was very 'decided on the question of payment for overtime. The policy of the Railway Department, he said, was not to haye the toen work extra hours at all. _JThe service ,would be fully manned, and when circumstances demanded that extra time had to be worked the ordinary day rate would only be paid. The O.R.C. employees have intimated their concurrence with the new regulations; which is not to be wondered tat, as they are now practically placed on the same financial footing as their Trans- i vaal brethren — a condition they had not previously enjoyed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2650, 28 December 1904, Page 62
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189RAILWAY MATTERS. Otago Witness, Issue 2650, 28 December 1904, Page 62
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