THE RISING SCALE

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8363, 30 July 1920, Page 2

THE RISING SCALE

INCREASED WAGES FORI EMPLOYEES. GAS CHAHGESII A special meeting of the Borough Council was held! ing to consider the sugp creases in wages and otto ments. Present: His hi Mayor (Mr W. I. Limbrick! H. M. Rathbone, G. Hum, J. Bibby, F. Witherow, 11, W. Pellow, and M. Seblev. It was resolved that tit the outside general stall from 12s 3d to 13s 6d per and dry, horse driver frai 14s, men to work 47 hours, Tutory holidays off. No ml Casual hands to be paid It Increases to start from t! August. Gas manager to It fid, plus free house, light, I and if the Gas Committal fied pay to he increased! on the Ist of January, li gasworks to be raised fn to 13s Gd per day, waten gineer from 14s to 15s M the town clerk from £225« sistant clerk from 28s |» 355, caretaker of theatre h 32s Gd per week. These increases, without I labor, represent a total ii the borough wages sheet d 3d per annum. INCREASED CHABI

To meet these increases d decided to raise the clisip and coke as follows:—Lied to 13s 4d, over 2900 ft. to ’ ing rate, cooking from bpower from 9s 2d to Ills mum charge from 2s (id tei Per ton £2 10s to £3, half-to from 2s 9d to 3s. All » date from Ist August. Charge for the use of I to be raised from £4 10s to! nights from 22s Gd to 25> Other adjustments wen till the next meeting. The town clerk was, i® write to the postmaster l why the private box ttl lighted.