NURSES' SALARIES.
AN INTERESTING COMPARISON
In view of a petition presented by fourth year nurses at NeAv Plymouth Hospial for an increase of salary, the House Committee decided to instruct! the secretary to obtain schedules of salaries paid to nurses by the Auckland, Wellington, Christehurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Hamilton and Tirnam hospitals. At Wednesday's meeting replies werr. received as follows:—Auckland, first year £10, second year £20, third year £25, fourth year £45; sisters, first year £SO, second year £90, third year £100 (uniforms supplied). Christchurch: £13, £25, £40; at the rate of £52 per annum for first six months of four year, £G0 for second six months; sisters, £70, £75, £80, £85, rising thereafter by yearly increments of £5 to £100. Dunedin: £20, £25, £30, £40; sisters, £60, £70, £80; night sister, £85 (no uniforms supplied'). Palmerston North: £12, £24, £36, and staff nurses £60; sisters, £75 to £95. Wanganui: £20, £25, £30, and staff nurses £50; sisters, £70, £80, £90. Tim'aru: £15, £2 0, £2 5 (uniforms to all). Replies have not yet been received from Wellington or Hamilton.
It was pointed out that the salaries at. New Plymouth were: First yeai nurses £12, second .£24, third £:',6 fourth £43, fifth £60: sisters £75 to £90; night sister £90.
The average at the other hospitals was: First year £13, second £J9, third £3 0, fourth £4G. At the majority of these hospitals no allowance was made for uniforms, so that the fourth year nurses here were considerably better off than elsewhere.
NURSES' SALARIES.
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXI, Issue 16690, 21 July 1916, Page 6
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