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Sib,— 29th September, 1892. By direction of the Chairman of the Public Petitions M to Z Committee, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 28th instant, re G. Ross having been paid extra for overtime, and in reply to ask you to bo good enough to inform the Committee as to the amount of money received by G. Ross as extra pay for overtime work. I have, &c, A. F. Lowe, Clerk, Public Petitions Committee, M to Z. J. P. Maxwell, Esq., Commissioner of Railways.

(Memorandum.) There will be some difficulty in complying with the request, as the information dates back so far. I send, how 7 ever, an extract from the pay-sheets, summarised, for seven four-weekly periods during 1883, showing payments of extra amounts to Mr. Ross. The regulation at that time was that ordinary drivers on daily pay worked ten hours a day for six days a week : all time worked beyond this was paid for extra. A running-shed foreman, being a permanent officer, would have been paid by the week, and would get no extra pay for overtime worked. That was Mr. Ross's subsequent position. Will this information be sufficient for the Committee? 29th September, 1892. J. P. Maxwell.

Locomotive Department, Wellington Section. Pay-sheet for the Period from 10th December, 1882, to 23rd June, 1883.

APPENDIX 0. Chairman of Public Petitions, Buildings, Wellington. Ross served as locomotive foreman, and in no other capacity, while I acted as Locomotive Engineer in Wellington Section. W. R. Cabeuthees, 27t1/September, 1892. Napier.

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Pour-weekly Period ending j Name. Ordinary Occupation. Time. Rate. Wages. Overtime. Total. Amount. I Time. Rate. Amount. Jan. 6, 1883 George Ross Feb. 3, „ March 3, „ ,, March 31, „ „ April 28, „ May 26, „ June 23, „ „ Foreman . Days. 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 13/ £ s. 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 a. o o 0 0 0 0 0 Days. 6* 7. 6+ 6?r 6 13/ if it _. s. a. 3 5 10 4 1 3 4 14 3 4 4 6 3 13 1 4 4 6 3 18 0 £ s. a. 18 17 10 19 13 3 20 6 3 19 16 6 19 5 1 19 16 6 19 10 0 a 168 109 4 0 4-8 s 28 1 5 137 5 5