MARINE OFFICERS’ WAGES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143765, 13 April 1912, Page 3

MARINE OFFICERS’ WAGES.

AN AWARD MADE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 12. After twelve months an agreement was come to to-day, before Commissioner Hallev, in the dispute between the Merchants Guild and the shipping companies, with regard to the general conditions of captains and officers of vessels not less than 600 tons. The agreement is practically on the lines of the Australian award. It provides for eight hours a day for officers, with 2s 6d overtime if employed over 56 hours per week; captains of passenger and time-table cargo steamers to be granted 21 davs’ “holidays; other cargo steamers 17 days; all officers 14 days, with 5s a dav for victualling for officers and 10s for masters, when not having meals aboard; wages of captains for passenger steamers, according to class and tonnage, £'l3, .-€29, £33, £37 .and £43; cargo vessels £25, £27 £3O, £33 and £36. Officers wanes: Chiefs. £l6, £l7. £lB, £l9 and £2O; second officers. £l3. £l4, £ls, £l6,and £l7; third officers. £l. £l2, £l3 and £l4; fourth officers, £lO a month. Tune off to be allowed at home ports to officers. The term of the award is fixed at three years, the wanes to be retrospective from April 1. _ The ot bot conditions come into operation on May 10.