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(49) matters common to one or more grades where agreement
has not been reached in Railway Councils, which
would ‘come up automatically, and

(444) references from Railway Councils.
Where a dispute is apprehended and cannot be settled on the Railway
Council it should be referred automatically, it being agreed that na
stoppage shall take place meanwhile ia .. in ae
(b) Failing agreement on the Joint Standing Central Board, if
either party desires, the dispute should be referred to a Tribunal of five
representatives from either side of the Board and five persons from
outside i o i
(¢) Each railway should have a Railway Council working in
conjunction with divisional or district and local or works committees
All workers should be eligible for election but where there is a recognised
union, workers’ representatives on committees should be entitled te
assistance from an officer of the union. On Railway Councils the union
should be consulted as to constitution and direct representation of the
union : failing agreement the Central Board should advise - ..
(4) The Central Board should consider the constitution and
functions of the various bodies  .. .h .. .e .
(e) Meetings should be held at regular intervals and, where
possible, time limits fixed for each stage .. .. ae .
(f) Printing and publication of verbatim reports at any stage
is not advised vr - oe wa vs
148. Departmental labour should be substituted for contract
labour wherever practicable i. - vs " vr
149. Railway Medical Officers should be precluded from private
practice except in case of families of railway servants “ Ip
150. The importance of public health qualifications should be re-
cognised : Chief Medical Officers in particular should be required to give
more time to inspection .. - - ue ve
151. The medical department should have executive charge of sani-
tation and health os - oh oe - ..
152. The functions of local and sanitary committees should extend
to welfare work and, wherever possible, each committee should include
A proportion of elected representatives ‘r ve
153. In regard to statistics,

(a) nomenclature should be standardised ;

(b) figures should be available (2) of salaries and wages separate
from provident fund contributions and gratuities (#4) of
contractors’ labour in different branches :

(c) Statistics of labour turnover, and absenteeism (showing whe
ther due to sickness or otherwise) should be maintained
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CHAPTER XI.—TRANSPORT SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORES.
Seamen.

154, (a) For a period of 12 months no fresh continuous discharge
sertificates should be issued, unless the Shipping Master is satisfied that
the recruit is required for employment and that snitable men are not al.
readv.available :