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

Ordinary Passenger-eares.

Designation. New Zealand. South Australia. Victoria. New South Wales. Maintenance Branch. Apprentices .. .. .. 1/6-5/0 1/0- 3/6 1/3- 4/9 0/10- 5/0 Electrical fitters (erectors and adjusters).. 8/0-12/0 10/0-12/0 8/0-10/6 10/6-12/0 Gangers .. .. .. .. 9/0-10/6 7/6-10/0 7/6-10/0 8/6-10/0 Surfacemen .. .. .. 8/0 7/0-7/6 6/0- ■ 6/6 6/6-7/6 Platelayers .. .. .. .. 8/6 7/0- 7/6 6/- 6/6 6/6- 7/6 Juniors . . .. .. . . 5/0- 7/0 1/6- 5/0 2/0- 5/0 2/0- 5/0 ('Icricul Staff. Special .. .. .. .. 315-400 . - 375-500 » Grade 1 .. .. .. .. 260 300 ' 285-350 Grade 2 .. .. .. .. 210 255 30 (min.) 225-270 75 (min.) Grade 3 .. .. .. .. 210-220 340 (max.) 165-210 I 350 (max.) Grade 4 .. .. .. .. 120 200 I I 110 150 Grade 5 .. .. .. .. 50 110 ' > 40-100 ' t x.- i *> I 60 (mm.) In chief offices . . . . . . . . . . . . „_.. ) ' i 350 (max.) Note. —In New South Wales annual increments are granted up to £110 per annum, after which promotion goes by merit. Stationmasters. tirade 1 .. .. .. ..I 370 400 325-350 , Grade 2 .. .. .. ..315 355 285-300 Grade 3 .. .. .. .. 260 300 260-275 Grade 4 .. .. .. .. 240-255 ..,- , . , 235-250 L„ . . . Grade5 210-220 IS \ 210 ' 225 " io tirade 6 180-200 330 (max.) mm) 400 (max.) Grade 7 .. .. .. 180-200 I 170-180 GradeS .. .. .. .. 180 200 150-160 Grade 9 .. .. .. .. 180 200 ' lit) Note. —In Australian States Stationmasters are granted either free house or house allowance.

New Zealand. New South Wales. Miles. Single. Return. Single. Return. First. Second. First. Second. First. Second. First. Second. 25.. 50.. HH.). . 2imi. . 300.. 400.. 500.. s. (I. s. (I. s. d. s. d. ..3 3 22 66 44 ti I 4 3 12 8 8 6 12 7 8 5 25 2 16 10 25 I 16 9 50 2 33 6 37 7 25 1 75 2 50 2 50 1 33 5 100 2 66 10 62 7 41 9 125 2 83 6 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 3 11 2 4 6 0 4 0 7 10 4 8 12 8 8 3 15 8 9 5 28 3 17 0 3D 3 17 9 54 0 32 0 44 10 26 1 80 9 47 0 57 4 33 5 103 3 60 2 65 8 39 8 118 3 71 5 Vic ioria. South -Australia. Mile-. Sin; gle. Return. Single. Return. First. Second. First. Second. First. Second. | First. Second. 25.. 50.. loo.. 21 )i). . 300. . ■100. . 500.. s. d. 3 10 7 6 15 0 30 0 44 6 58 2 72 0 s. d. 2 6 5 0 10 0 20 0 29 8 38 10 47 10 s. cL b. d. s. d, b. d. 62 42 36 20 12 6 SI 7 6 4 10 25 0 16 8 16 0 9 10 50 0 33 4 32 6 20 2 74 0 49 6 49 0 30 6 97 0 6-1 8 67 0 42 0 119 10 79 10 83 6 52 1 s. d. s. d. 5 3 3 0 11 1 7 8 25 7 15 9 52 5 32 6 79 2 49 4 109 0 68 0 135 3 84 5