RESTORING WAGE CUTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 131, 5 June 1934, Page 4

RESTORING WAGE CUTS

TWENTY LOCAL BODIES RECENT DECISIONS RECALLED. Since October of last year at least 20 local bodies and public bodies throughout tho Dominion have restored the whole or part of the salary cuts to members of their staffs who were affected by the almost general reductions during the depression Of these local bodies seven are city or borough councils, five harbour boards, and three fire boards. It shows that the Bluff Harbour Board was tho first to restore a proportion of its employees’ wages, and that the latest move in this direction was made by the Palmerston North City Council, on Monday last. Bluff Harbour Board—Restoraviqn of one-half of the cuts in salaries and wages made in 1931—October 27, 1933. Auckland Harbour Board—(Decision to increase the salaries of employees by 5 per cent, as from November 1, with adjustments to avoid inequality or injustice—November 14. 1933. Auckland City Council—Decision to restore the 10 per cent, cut in the wages of employees working under tho local bodies’ labourers’ award— November 17, 1933. Southland Education Board—Decision to restore the second reduction in salaries imposed on the office staff in 1931 —-December 15, 1933. Lyttelton Harbour Board —Decision to restore one-half of the 10 per cent, cut -in the salaries and wages made in 1931—December 20 193. Wanganui Fire Board—Decision to restore 2j per cent, of the 10 per cent, reduction in salaries as from the commencement of the financial year —April 16, 1934. Palmerston North Fire Board— Decision to increase all salaries by 5 per cent.—April 26, 1934. Wellington City Council—Decision to restore, as from July 1, half of the first salary reduction—May 1. J 934. IDuncdin City Council—Decision to restore 21 per cent, of the 10 per cent, cut. in wages and salaries—May 2, 1934. Birkenhead Borough Council —Restoration of the wages of its employees, which were reduced by 10 per cent., as from April I—May 3, 1934. Petone Borough Council—Decision on a 5 per cent, restoration of the wages cut as from June I—May1—May 8, 1934.

Southland Acclimatisation Society—--1 Decision to restore the 10 per cent, cut in the salaries of the hatchery manager and rangers—May 10, 1934. 5 Ashburton Hospital Board Decision to restore to employees affected the ! second cut of 5 per cent. (In the case ; of those receiving less than £2OO a 1 year) and half of the second 10 per cent, cut imposed on employees rcceiv1 ing more than £2OO a year.—May 14, ■ 1934. Christchurch Drainage Board—Decision to increase all salaries and wages 1 paid to the board’s regular staff by 5 per cent. —May 15, 1934. Marlborough Power Board—Decision to restore the whole of the 10 per cent, cut on wages and salaries made in 1931 —May 14, 1934. Wellington Fire Board.—Decision to restore 5 per cent, of the 10 per cent, cut in wages as from July I.—May 18, 1934. Otago Harbour Board—Decision to restore 5 per cent, of the wages cut to employees drawing £2OO a year or less —May 19, 1934. Upper Hutt Borough Council—l Decision on a 5 per cent, increase in the wages of the electrical staff and a “suitable increase’’ for the clerical staff—May 21,1934. Timaru Harbour Board—Decision to restore 5 per cent, of the cuts in its officers’ and employees’ salaries and wages—May 26, 1934. Palmerston North City Council—lncrease of wages and salaries of £250 a year and less by 5 per cent. —May 28, 1934.