East African Railways and Harbours Administration

HC Deb 27 March 1958 vol 585 c69W

77. Mrs. White

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the wage rates for locomotive drivers and firemen on the East African railways, giving separate rates for Europeans, Asians and Africans; what differences there are in the qualifications prescribed for employees in these grades; and to what extent they vary according to race.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The following are the basic salary scales for locomotive drivers and firemen employed by the East African Railways and Harbours Administration. Employees are graded according to experience and skill and not to race.

Drivers (£ per annum)

Grade IV—656 x 28—740.

Grade V—552 x 21—615.

Grade VI—466 x 14—529.

Grade VII—363 x 21—447.

Grade VIII—287 x 14—343.

Grade IX—232 x 14—274.

Grade X (Shunting)—176 x 11—220.

Firemen (shillings per month)

Main Line—186.50 x 10.50—218

Shunting—122 x 5—147.

Mileage allowances are payable in addition to basic salaries; free housing, or a housing allowance in lieu, and noncontributory pensions for locomotive drivers and gratuities for firemen are also provided. An inducement addition varying from £173 to £228 a year is paid to drivers recruited from the United Kingdom.