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(g.) That the. clause of the Bill set forth in paragraph 18 of this petition may not pass into law, and that the petitioner may be : heard, by himself, his counsel, agents, and witnesses, against the said clause and such other clauses and provisions thereof as affect the interests of officers, and in support of such amendments and provisions as may be necessary for their protection. (A.) That the Act shall be amended so as to provide that the Department and the officers shall be equally represented on the Appeal Board, that the Board shall be presided over by a Judge of the Supreme Court, and that the decisions of the Board shall be final. (j.) For such other relief in the premises as to your honourable House may seem meet. And your petitioner will ever pray, Ac. Robert G'arhampton Morgan.

Schedule A. Showing a Number of the Positions in the Railway Department that have been reduced in Grade during the Last Three Years.

Schedule B. Comparison of Annual Salaries paid to Post and Telegraph Officers under the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, and to Railway Officers under the Railway Act, 1908. Post and Telegraph. Radlway. Minimum. Maximum. Minimum. Maximum. £ £ £ £ 7th class .. .. 120 220 10th grade .. .. 120 200 6th „ .. .. 200 260 9th „ .. .. 210 220 sth „ .. .. 275 315 Bth „ .. 240 255 4th .. .. .. 330 370 7th „ .. .. 260 300 3rd „ .. .. 386 425 6th „ .. 315 355 2nd „ .. .. 440 175 sth ~ .. .. 370 400 Ist class—yiadc 2 .. 500 525 4th „ .. .. 420 450 „ I .. 550 600 3rd „ .. .. 470 525 2nd .. .. 545 600 Ist „ .. H2.5 700 Note.—Post and Telegraph, class 7 (£l2O to £220). When Postal officers in class 7 fail to qualify for class 6 (£2OO to £260) the maximum salary"they can attain is £220 per annum. Whereas there are only eight grades between £120 and £600 per annum in the Post and Telegraph Department there are nine grades in the Railway Department, and tho positions in the former Department are graded higher than corresponding positions in the Railway Department, as is shown in tho following schedule (C).

Position. Location. Reduced jrom R-itneed Io I Maximum Maximum Grade Salary per Grade Salary per Annum. Anuum. Ruluced !o Decrease in Salary per Annum. Traffic Superintendent »» • • District Traffic Manager Traffic Clerk Stationmaster Chief Clerk to District Engineer ,, Traffic Branch Stores Audit Inspector Relieving Officer Car and Wagon Inspector »» • - Locomotive Foreman Clerk, District Manager's Office Inspector Permanent-way Foreman of Works Insjtoctor Permanent-way Foreman of Works Car and Wagon Inspector Bridge Inspector Workshops Manager .. Storekec]>er Chief Clerk Clork Booking Qlerk Clerk, Traffic Manager's Office .. Wellington Dunedin Wanganui Invercargill .. Christchurch .. Bluff Wanganui Napier New Zoaland .. Wanganui Dunedin Wellington Palmerston North Auckland Wellington Oamaru Invercargill .. Hawera Westland Jnvorcargill .. I I 3 3 ii 6 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 a 8 8 5 ii 7 fj !l 9 e 9 g 9 £ 700 700 625 525 355 386 300 300 400 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 255 2.-,;, 256 400 355 300 220 220 22(1 220 220 220 220 220 2 2 I 4 7 7 s 8 i; s 8 8 g g 8 8 8 8 ii g ii g i; 8 8 Id 10 10 l() 10 K) 10 III £ in ii i 600 150 150 300 300 266 255 355 256 2.-..-. 255 220 220 255 255 250 266 220 220 220 220 356 255 266 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 e 100 too 7.1 76 r,r> 56 46 4a !.-» 16 16 45 80 80 45 16 45 45 80 35 35 35 16 LOO (6 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Hillside ','. Addington Timaru Rangiora Oamaru Dunedin Clerk Clerk, Maintenance Branch Clerk Stationmaster Clinton Dunedin Bluff Ngahere