Salary Scales for Government Positions




2054 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 51

164 SCALES FOR GENERAL DIVISION—continued.

Department and Position. Yearly Rate of Pay. Minimum. Yearly Rate of Pay. Maximum. Annual Increments.
MINES. £ £ £
Colliery Engineer .. .. .. 382½ ..
Electrician .. .. .. 351 ..
Mine-managers, Underground (ruling rates).
Mine Surveyor .. .. .. 333 ..
Storekeeper .. .. 229½ 265½ 9
Train-consignor and Loading Superintendent, Greymouth .. 229½ ..
Weighman (ruling rates).
NATIVE TRUST.
Property Supervisor (1) .. .. 342 405 9
Property Supervisors .. .. 315 342 9
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
Composing Branch.
Copy Supervisor .. .. .. 391½ ..
Assistant Copy-supervisor .. .. 360 382½ 22½
Chief Reader .. .. 355½ 378 22½
Second Reader .. .. 328½ 337½ 9
Third Reader .. .. .. 319½ ..
Readers (3) .. .. .. 310½ ..
Readers .. .. 5/8/-§ 5/17/-§ 4/6§
Overseer, Jobbing-room .. .. 355½ 378 22½
" Gazette and Bills Room .. 355½ 378 22½
" Hansard and Machine Type-setting Room 355½ 378 22½
Night Overseer .. .. 301½ 319½ 18
Sub-Overseers .. .. 301½ 319½ 18
Compositors .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/1/3§* 4/6§
Mechanic in charge of Composing Machines, and Overseer Casting-room 355½ 378 22½
Operators .. .. 5/3/0§‡ 5/6/2½§* 3/2§
Sub-Overseer, Casting-room .. 301½ 319½ 18
Casters .. .. 4/12/3§ 4/18/1§* 4/6§
Assistant Casters .. .. 2/15/4§ 4/7/9§ 4/6§
Type Storekeeper .. .. 288 310½ 13½
Senior Pressman .. .. .. 5/1/3§ ..
Pressmen .. .. 4/12/3§ 4/18/1§ 4/6§
" Assistants .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/5/6§ 4/6§
Binding Branch.
Overseer .. .. .. 355½ 378 22½
Second Overseer .. .. 328½ 337½ 9
Foreman Paper-ruler .. .. 288 301½ 13½
Foreman, Binding-machines .. 288 301½ 13½
Book-finisher (1) .. .. 288 301½ 13½
Bookbinders, Finishers, and Paperrulers 4/12/3§ 5/1/3§* 4/6§
Storekeeper .. .. 288 310½ 13½
Foreman Cutter .. .. 288 301½ 13½
Cutters .. .. .. 4/12/3§ 4/18/1§* 4/6§
Cutters' Assistants .. .. 2/14/-§ 4/2/9½§ 4/6§
Assistant (1) .. .. 4/1/-§ 4/12/3§ 4/6§
Assistant (1) .. .. 4/1/-§ 4/7/9§ 4/6§
Assistants .. .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/2/9½§ 4/6§
Machine-room.
Overseer .. .. .. 355½ 378 22½
Second Overseer .. .. 328½ 337½ 9
Night Overseer .. .. .. 319½ ..
Senior Foreman .. .. 288 306 13½
Foreman .. .. .. 288 301½ 13½
Machinists .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/1/3§* 4/6§
Assistants .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/2/9½§ 4/6§
Roller-caster, &c... .. 4/2/9½§ 4/14/6§ 4/6§

[Column 2]

Department and Position. Yearly Rate of Pay. Minimum. Yearly Rate of Pay. Maximum. Annual Increments.
PRINTING AND STATIONERY—contd. £ £ £
Stamp-printing Branch.
Overseer .. .. .. 378 405 18
First Assistant .. .. 301½ 319½ 18
Machinists .. .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/1/3§* 4/6§
Stamp-printers' Assistants (male) 2/9/6§ 4/12/3§ 4/6§
Stereotyping and Railway-ticket Printing Branch.
Foreman Stereotyper .. .. 288 319½ 13½
Foreman, Railway-ticket Printing .. 283½ 301½ 13½
Stereotyper, &c. .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/1/3§* 4/6§
Assistants .. .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/2/9½§ 4/6§
Lithographic Branch.
Foreman, Photo and Process Engraving Branch 306 315 9
Assist. Foreman, Photo and Process Engraving Branch 297 301½
Photographers .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/8/-§* 4/6§
Process Engraver .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/8/-§* 4/6§
Process Engraver's Assistant .. 4/4/7§ 4/16/9§ 4/6§
Foreman Lithographer .. .. 288 319½ 18
Lithographic Printers .. .. 4/12/3§ 5/1/3§* 4/6§
" Stone-grinders .. 3/14/3§ 4/7/9§* 4/6§
" Assistants .. 2/9/6§ 4/2/9½§ 4/6§
Engineering Branch.
Assistant Engineer .. .. 270 310½ 9
Second Assistant Engineer .. .. 4/10/-§ 5/5/9§ 4/6§
Carpenter and Millwright (1st grade) 4/10/-§ 4/15/10§ 4/6§
Assistant .. .. .. 4/1/-§ 4/14/6§ 4/6§
Stationery Office.
Supervisor .. .. .. 355½ 374½ 13½‡‡
Assistant Supervisor .. .. 270 301½ 9
Assistant, First .. .. 252 261 9
Assistants (male) .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/10/-§ 4/6§
Senior Packer .. .. 4/3/3§ 4/14/6§ 4/6§
Paper Store.
Warehouseman .. .. 279 315 18
Assistant Warehouseman .. .. 252 270 9
Packer, &c. .. .. .. 3/12/-§ 4/6/5§ 3/7§
Assistants .. .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/10/-§ 4/6§
Issuing Office.
Officer in Charge .. .. 279 315 18
Assistant, First .. .. 243 252 9
Assistants .. .. .. 2/9/6§ 4/10/-§ 4/6§
Girls' Room.
Sub-Overseer (Male) .. .. 301½ 319½ 18
Sub-Forewoman, Girls' Room .. 175½ 198 9
Assistant in Charge, Addressograph Room 175½ 198 9
Female Workers—
First year .. .. .. 1/3/5§ ..
Second year .. .. .. 1/7/11§ ..
Third year .. .. .. 1/12/5§ ..
Fourth year .. .. .. 1/16/11§ ..
Fifth year .. .. .. 2/5/11§ ..
Sixth year .. .. .. 2/11/9§ ..
After nine years .. .. .. 2/14/-§ ..
After twelve years .. .. .. 2/16/8½§* ..

* When the maximum is reached an increase of 4s. 6d. per week may be granted for special aptitude or qualifications (subject to review each year) if so recommended by the Government Printer. § Per week.



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