No Protest by Ratepayers: New Scale to come into Force The Municipal Counci] on Wednesday proceeded to put into oper.1- tion the revision of salaries of Municipal employees on lines Eommiseion. Ten days previousested in the report of the Salaries
ly the Council called attention to the serious necessity for this course, pointing out that if the staff is not sufficiently remunerated, abuses may creep in, the best men wil] go, and those who replace them will not be worthy of that degree of confidence which should be reposed in the public service. The Council then offered to place the matter before a special meeting of ratepayers should 50 or more formally request the holding of such a meeting, and Tuesday was the time limit' fixed for application for the holding of the meeting. Not a single application was received, and accordingly the revised scheme will be proceeded with.
The employees affected, amd ti
Employ in receipt of cost of the scheme, are as under
Employ in receipt of from lee per ment; Tis, 67.500 500 to.400 per month 5,500 Employees in receipt of over Tls. 400 per month 2,300
Total...... Tls. 75,300
Against this expenditure, economies in the public services, according to a scheme already outlined, will be effected to the extent of Tis, 93,620.
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