New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 31

Page 1431

✨ Salary Scales and Minimum Wages



MAY 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1431

SALARY SCALES.

Page 159.

SCALE SHOWING RATES OF SALARIES AND INCREMENTS OF OFFICERS OF THE FIRST DIVISION.

Class. First Sub-division. Second Sub-division. Third Sub-division. Fourth Sub-division. Fifth Sub-division. Sixth Sub-division. Seventh Sub-division. Eighth Sub-division. Ninth Sub-division. Tenth Sub-division.
Special £ 765 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" .. 715 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" .. 665 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
I .. 565 615 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
II .. 490 515 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III .. 445 470 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV .. 400 425 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
V .. 355 380 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
VI .. 280 305 320 335 .. .. .. .. ..
VII .. 80 95 115 155 180 205 230 255 280

MINIMUM SALARY FOR EMPLOYEES OF ADULT AGE.

The following are the minimum rates of pay for employees of adult age :-

MALE EMPLOYEES.

(1) £155 per annum at twenty-one years of age, irrespective of service.

(2) An increase of £10 in respect of each completed year (up to six) of permanent service at the age of twenty-one or thereafter, i.e. :-

(a) £165 per annum at the age of twenty-one years if completed one year’s permanent service, or on completion of one year’s permanent service if beyond the age of twenty-one.

(b) £175 per annum at the age of twenty-one if completed two years’ permanent service, or on completion of two years’ permanent service if beyond the age of twenty-one.

(c) £185 per annum at the age of twenty-one if completed three years’ permanent service, or on completion of three years’ permanent service if beyond the age of twenty-one.

(d) £195 per annum at the age of twenty-one if completed four years’ permanent service, or on completion of four years’ permanent service if beyond the age of twenty-one.

(e) £205 per annum at the age of twenty-one if completed five years’ permanent service, or on completion of five years’ permanent service if beyond the age of twenty-one.

(f) £215 per annum at the age of twenty-one if completed six years’ permanent service, or on completion of six years’ permanent service if beyond the age of twenty-one.

Message-boy service in excess of three years is deemed to be permanent service for the purpose of computing minimum remuneration.

FEMALE EMPLOYEES.

£95 per annum at the age of twenty-one years, irrespective of length of service.

The amounts in excess of scale salary necessary to bring remuneration up to the rates mentioned above are granted by way of allowances.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Post and Telegraph Department Staff List (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Post and Telegraph Department, Staff List, Salaries, Seniority, Examinations, Message-Boys

🏛️ Salary Scales for First Division Officers

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Salary Scales, First Division Officers, Public Service

🏛️ Minimum Salary Rates for Adult Employees

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Minimum Wages, Male Employees, Female Employees, Public Service