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1910 NEW ZEALAND.

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS: COMPARATIVE RETURN OF WAGES AND RATES.

Ititiini In mi Order of the House of Representatives dated ttu Villi December, 1909. Ordered, " That there lie laid before this House a return showing (I) a comparative statement of the rates of wages paid to the employees in each grade and (lass ..I the Railway service of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and New Zealand ; (2) a comparative table showing the rates charged fur the carriage "I passengers, stock, and goods as in classes A. B, (.'. 1). E, I, and C, on the railways in New South Wales. Victoria. South Australia, and New Zealand ; and (3) what goods, if any, arc oarried free on ihe railways of each of the above-mentioned States "— I.Mr. Witty.)

Comparative Statement of the Rates of Pay of Railway Employees, New Zealand, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales.

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Designation. NewZealand. South Australia. Victoria. New South Wales. Traffic Branch. Guards .. .. .. .. 9/0-11/0 7/6-10/0 Junior porters .. .. .. 5/0 7/0 2/0- 5/0 Porters . . . . . . . . 8/0 7/0 Storemen .. .. 8/6-11/0 7/6-9/0 Shunters .. .. 8/6-11/0 6/0 7/6 Signalmen .. .. .. ' .. 8/6-11/0 7/0- 9/0 Night-watchmen . . . . . . 45/0 p e r 6/0- 7/0 week. 7 (i 11/6 2/0- 5/0 7/0 7/0- 8/0 7 i) 9/0 7/0-11/6 6/0- 7/6 8/0-11 ii 2/6- 5/3 6/6- 8/6 6/0- 8/0 7/6-12/0 7/6-11/6 6/0- 8/0 Locomotive Brunch. Apprentices .. .. .. I Ii 5/0 1/0- 3/6 Blacksmiths and leading blacksmiths .. '.) (i 12/6 8/6-11/6 Boilermakers and leading boilermakers 9/6-12/6 9/0-11/0 Holders-up .. .. .. 8/6- 9/0 In 7/6 Carpenters and car-builders .. .. 9/6-10/6 8/0 10/0 Leading carpenters and leading car-builders 11/6 12/6 9 6 14/0 Trimmers and leading trimmers .. 9/6 11/0 8/6 10/0 Cleaners .. .. .. ..5/0-8/0 2/6 7/0 Coalmen .. . . .. .. 8/0 7/0 7/6 Machinists and leading (iron) .. .. j 8/6-11/0 7/0-9/0 * Engine-drivers .. .. .. 10/6-12/6 10/0-14/0 Shop enginemen .. .. ..8/6-9/6 7/0 11/0 Train-examiners .. .. .. 8 (i 9/6 7/0-7/6 Kire.nen .. .. .. .. j 8/6- 9/6 7/6-10 0 Fitters .. .. .. .. 9/6-10/6 7/6-11/0 Leading fitter .. .. .. 11/6-12/6 11/0-12/6 Junior labourers .. .. .. 5/0 7/0 I ii 5/0 Labourers .. .. .. ..8/0 9/0 7/0 10/0 Lifters .. .. .. .. 8/6 9/6 7/0- 8/6 Machinists and leading machinists (wood) 8/6-11/0 7/0- 9/0 Moulders and leading moulders .. 9/6 12/6 8/0-10/6 Painters .. .. .. .. 9/6-10/6 8/0-10/0 Leading paintc .. .. .. 11/6-12/6 10/0 Patternmakers and leading patternmakers 9/6-12/6 10/0 Pumpers .. .. .. .. ! 8/6- 9/0 7/0- 8/6 Strikers .. .. .. .. 8/6-9/0 7/0 7/6 Turners and leading turners .. .. 9/6-12/6 9/0-10/6 I 3 1/9 8 (i 11/0 8 ti 11/0 T i) 8/0 8 6 11/0 11/0 13 0 8/0- 9/6 4/0 6/66 7 ii 11/0 11/0 14/0 7/0- 8/0 7/0- 8/0 7/6- 9/0 8/6-11/0 No 13/0 2/0- 5/0 ii i) 6/6 7 i) 8/6 7/0- 9/0 8/6-11/t) 8/0- 9/6 10/0 13 i) 7/0- 8/0 7/0- 8/0 8/6-11/0 (), in 5 0 10/0-12/8 10/0-11/0 7/6 9 0-11/0 II' 0-14/0 !) ii hi 8 2/6- /0 6/6- 7/6 7/6-10/0 11/0 15 i) 8/9 8/0- 9/0 8/0-10/0 10/0-10/8 12/0-13/0 2/0- 5/0 7/6- 8/0 8/0- 9/8 7/6-10/0 10/0-11/2 9/0-10/0 10/2-ll/O 10/8-12/2 8/0-10/0 7/6 1O/0-11/8