Government Pay Scales




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 62

SCALES FOR GENERAL DIVISION—continued.

Department and Position. Yearly Rate of Pay. Annual Increments. Department and Position. Yearly Rate of Pay. Annual Increments.
Minimum. Maximum. Minimum. Maximum.
MINES. PRINTING AND STATIONERY—contd.
Carters .. .. .. .. £ 140 £ Machine-room. £ £ £
Chainmen— Overseer .. .. .. .. 280 320 10
Head .. .. .. .. 165 175 5 Sub-Overseer .. .. .. 225 250 10*
1st Grade .. .. .. 145 160 5 Night Overseer .. .. .. 215 250 10*
2nd Grade .. .. .. 125 140 5 Machinists (2) .. .. .. 200 210 5
Diamond and Keystone Drill Experts 235 285 10 Machinists .. .. .. 175 200 5
Electrical Instructor .. .. 200 260 15 Machine-feeders .. .. .. 80 160 10
,, .. .. .. 200 220 10 Assistant (1) .. .. .. 156 170 10
Electrician .. .. .. .. 210 .. Assistants .. .. .. 80 156 10*
Enginewright .. .. .. 200 260 10 Roller-caster, &c. .. .. 156 175 5*
Inspector of Ropes .. .. 195 200 5 ,, Assistants .. .. 136 156 5
Loading Superintendent .. .. .. 185 ..
Mine-managers (underground) .. .. 312 ..
Mine Surveyors (unlicensed) .. 235 260 10 and 5 Stamp-printing Branch.
Underviewers .. .. .. .. 235 .. Overseer .. .. .. .. 250 400 15
Motor-drivers .. .. .. .. 140 .. Stamp-printers (2) .. .. 200 210 5
Motor Mechanic .. .. .. .. 200 .. Stamp-printers .. .. .. 175 200 5
Storekeeper .. .. .. 140 180 10 Stamp-printers’ Assistants (male) .. 65 180 10*
Tally Clerk and Hulk Overseer .. .. 180 .. Stamp-printers’ Assistants (female) £58 10 104 £6 10
Tally Clerk and Timekeepers .. 156 175 5 (after five years’ service)
Train-consignor .. .. .. .. 165 ..
Water-race Managers .. .. 265 345 10
Water-race Caretakers and Gaugers— Stereotyping, &c., Branch.
1st Grade .. .. .. 175 200 10 Overseer Stereotyper, Electrotyper, 200 250 10
2nd Grade .. .. .. 150 170 10 and Rubber-stamp Maker
Weighman .. .. .. .. 208 .. Stereotypers, &c. .. .. 175 200 5
Yard Foreman .. .. .. 160 180 5 Assistants .. .. .. 80 156 10*
Yardmen .. .. .. .. 140 ..
Railway-ticket Printing Branch.
PRINTING AND STATIONERY. Overseer .. .. .. .. 200 250 10
Composing Branch. £ £ £ Assistants .. .. .. 80 115 10*
Chief Reader .. .. .. 275 300 10 Assistants (female), (after five years’ £58 10 104 £6 10
Second Reader .. .. .. 255 270 10 service)
Third Reader .. .. .. 235 250 10*.
Fourth Reader .. .. .. 220 230 10
Readers .. .. .. .. 215 215 .. Photo-litho Branch.
Overseer, Jobbing-room .. .. 280 320 10 Chief Photographer .. .. 240 300 15
,, Gazette and Bills Room .. 280 320 10 Photographers .. .. .. 156 220 5*
,, Hansard and Machine Type-setting Room 280 320 10 Process Engraver .. .. 156 220 5*
Night Overseer .. .. .. 225 250 10* Foreman Lithographer .. 200 220 5
Sub-Overseers .. .. .. 225 235 10 Lithographic Printers .. 175 200 5
Compositor in Charge of Gazette .. 200 210 5 ,, Stone-grinders .. 130 160 5
,, Kahiti .. .. .. 200 210 5 ,, Assistants .. .. 80 160 10
,, Statutes, &c. .. .. 200 210 5
Compositors .. .. .. 175 200 5
Mechanical Expert, Type-setting Machines 220 300 10 Engine-room.
Operators .. .. .. 195 210 5 Chief Engineer .. .. .. 250 300 10
First Caster Attendant .. .. .. 210 .. Assistant Engineer .. .. 200 240 10
Caster Attendant— Engine-driver .. .. .. 156 200 5*
1st Grade .. .. .. 160 180 10*
2nd Grade .. .. .. 75 156 10*
Type Storeman .. .. .. 200 235 5 Stationery Office.
Pressman .. .. .. 163 180 5* Warehousemen (2) .. .. 190 260 15*
,, Assistants .. .. .. 120 163 5* Assistant .. .. .. 180 200 10
Assistants (male) .. .. 80 180 10
Binding Branch. Assistants (female) (after five years’ £58 10 104 £6 10
Overseer .. .. .. .. 280 320 10 service)
Sub-Overseer .. .. .. 225 250 10*
Foreman Paper-ruler .. .. 200 210 5 Publishing-room.
Foreman, Binding Machines .. 200 210 5 Assistants (male) .. .. 80 180 10
Book-finisher (1) .. .. .. 200 220 5 Assistants (female), (after five years’ £58 10 104 £6 10
Bookbinders, Finishers, and Paper-rulers 175 200 5 service)
Storekeeper .. .. .. 220 235 5
Foreman Cutter .. .. .. 180 200 5 Miscellaneous.
Cutters .. .. .. .. 150 180 5 Carpenter and joiner (1st grade) .. 185 190 5
Cutters’ Assistants .. .. 80 145 10* Storeman .. .. .. 156 175 5*
Assistants .. .. .. 80 156 10 and 5* Packer, &c. .. .. .. 125 170 5
Supervisor, Girls’ Room .. .. 125 190 10* Labourers .. .. .. 80 140 10 and 5
Sub-Forewomen, Girls’ Room .. 110 130 10 Boys .. .. .. .. 12/ per week 20/ per week ..
Female Workers (after five years’ service) £58 10 104 £6 10
  • Increment bringing salary to maximum to be remaining fraction of regular increment.


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🏛️ Pay scales for various government departments and positions (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Salaries, Pay Scales, Government Positions, Mines, Printing and Stationery, Machine-room, Stamp-printing, Stereotyping, Railway-ticket Printing, Photo-litho, Engine-room, Stationery Office, Publishing-room