New Zealand Gazette – 1949 – No. 43

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✨ Government Service Tribunal Wages



JULY 21]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

  1. WAGES

(a) The following rates of wages shall be payable :—

Designation. Payable On and From 1st July, 1948. Per Day. £ s. d. Payable On and From 1st June, 1949. Per Day. £ s. d.
Blacksmith’s striker .. .. .. 1 8 2 1 8 10
Chainman . .. .. 1 9 10 1 9 10
Camp attendant .. .. .. 1 7 2 1 7 10
Labourer, forest .. .. .. 1 7 2 1 7 10
Labourer, forest, skilled .. .. .. 1 8 10 1 9 6
Leading hand .. .. .. 1 10 2 1 11 4
Night-watchman .. .. .. 1 7 10
Nursery forewoman .. .. .. 0 19 10 1 1 2
.. .. .. .. to to
.. .. .. 1 1 10 1 3 2
Nursery female worker .. .. .. 0 16 10 0 18 2
.. .. .. .. to to
.. .. .. 1 0 4 1 1 8
Tradesman (blacksmith, bricklayer, bridge carpenter, carpenter, carpenter and joiner, electrician, fitter, mechanic, painter, plumber) .. .. .. 1 10 8 1 11 4
.. .. .. .. to to
.. .. .. 1 11 8 1 12 8

Youth—

Sixteen years of age .. .. 13 8 to 16 8 13 8 to 16 8
Seventeen years of age .. .. 16 8 ,, 18 8 16 8 ,, 19 4
Eighteen years of age .. .. 18 8 ,, 20 8 19 4 ,, 21 4
Nineteen years of age .. .. 20 8 ,, 24 2 21 4 ,, 24 10
Twenty years of age .. .. Adult rate Adult rate

Per Week.

Caretaker, forest .. .. .. 7 1 0 7 4 0
Lookout .. .. .. 6 18 6 7 1 6
Patrolman .. .. .. 7 1 0 7 4 0
Driver/operator (42½-hour week)— Horse (one) .. .. .. 7 4 0 7 8 0
Each additional horse, 3s. a week extra.

Motor-lorry—

Not exceeding 30 cwt. .. .. 7 9 0 7 13 0
Exceeding 30 cwt. .. .. 7 15 0 7 19 0
Road-grader, mechanical .. .. 8 4 0 8 8 0
Tractor while on ordinary hauling work, including hauling of a grader, planer, or other machine operated by another worker— Not exceeding 26 draw-bar horse-power 7 9 0 7 13 0
Exceeding 26 draw-bar horse-power .. 7 13 0 7 17 0
Tractor and bulldozer .. .. 8 4 0 8 8 0

(b) The weekly rates are for a 42½-hour week, provided that the hours for forest caretakers, lookouts, and patrolmen shall be as prescribed in clause 2 hereof.

(c) When a vehicle or machine is temporarily out of commission the Department may employ the driver or operator on work outside his normal duties. If employed on that work for not more than ten working-days, he shall be paid at his ordinary rate of pay, but payment for time worked in excess of ten working-days shall be at the rate of pay appropriate for such work. If he declines to perform the work assigned to him, he shall not be paid for the time so lost. Time worked by direction in cleaning or assisting with repair or overhaul of vehicles or machines shall be deemed to be time worked as a driver or operator.

(d) Drivers and operators on three-shift work and able to work only 8 hours instead of their normal 8½ hours a day shall be paid their full weekly wage provided they are available for work for not less than 40 hours in the week.

(e) A worker while erecting or dismantling scaffolding at a height of 12 ft. or more above the ground or floor level shall be paid at not less than labourer's rate, plus 3d. an hour.

(f) Chainman.—A worker experienced in survey work and capable of efficiently doing advanced chaining, plotting, elementary earthwork calculations, and other relevant tasks.

(g) Skilled Forest Labourer.—A worker who possesses and uses a degree of skill, derived from partial artisan training or from extra experience, which is not possessed by or required of an ordinary labourer.



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🏛️ Principal Order No. 4 under the Government Service Tribunal Act, 1948 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
1 July 1949
Government Service Tribunal, Wages, Allowances, Working Conditions, Overtime, Holidays, Transfer of Workers, Wet Weather Provisions, Travelling-time, Construction Workers, Camp Accommodation, Assembly Points, Emergency Work, Travel Expenses, Board and Lodging