The Work Value of a Railwayman.

Speaking in the House of Representatives on 30th July, the Hon. W. A. Veitch, Minister of Railways, quoted some interesting figures showing the value of each employee of the Department in terms of passengers carried and goods transported. “For every employee in 1929–30 a total of 1,479 passengers were carried, and 401 tons of goods,” said Mr. Veitch. “During the last five years the average per employee was 1,488 passengers and 401 tons. For the five years 1906–10 the number of passengers carried per employee was 1,254 and the number of tons 412. It would be seen that passengers per employee had increased by 234, freight falling by 11 tons. Miner's work was often judged on a similar standard, and it was only fair to railwaymen to see their work value compared.”

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