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Branch Managers - 1949
 
At the Bank Committee's meeting held on
January 17th 1949
the General Manager's recommendations for
promotions to Branch Manager vacancies and
annual increases in salaries under the
National Joint Council Scheme were agreed.
 
Branch Managers at that date were divided into three categories:
First Class (APT Division 7)
Second Class (APT Division 6)
Third Class (APT Division 5)
 
APT (Administrative, Professional & Technical) being the designated pay grades.
 
The officers promoted were as follows:
 
 
Branch
Management
 
 
Staff
 
 Grade 6 to Grade 7
 Abbiss, L C  Aged 42, Engaged 1923; Appointed Branch Manager 1932
 Bayliss, H J T  Aged 42, Engaged 1923; Appointed Branch Manager 1932
 Massey, C H  Aged 42, Engaged 1922; Appointed Branch Manager 1934
The General Manager's report stated that all four "are promising officers. Their services and conduct have been entirely  satisfactory and they are Certificated Associates of the Institute of Bankers".
 
The report listed the Bank's Branch Managers by grade, quoting their salaries as at April 1st 1949.
 
 Grade 5 to Grade 6
 Edwards, G T
  Aged 41, Engaged 1925; Appointed Branch Manager 1936
 Howlett, E A  Aged 41, Engaged 1929; Appointed Branch Manager 1937
 Jennings, E R  Aged 43, Engaged 1923; Appointed Branch Manager 1937
 Selwyn, C  Aged 41, Engaged 1924; Appointed Branch Manager 1936
The General Manager's report stated that all three had rendered excellent service as Branch Managers and that they were Certificated Associates of the Institute of Bankers.

Branch Managers (1st Class)

Grade APT 7

Salary

(£)

Abbiss, L C

710

Bayliss, H J T

710

Buxton, W

735

Earp, R H

735

FitzPatrick, F

735

Guest, A T

735

Hurdman, L H

735

James, W

735

Martin, H E

735

Massey, C H

710

Price, E

735

Robottom, W K

735

Smallwood, L E

735

Tafft, R H

735

Branch Managers (2nd Class)

Grade APT 6

Salary

(£)

Brown, J C W

685

Coney, C B

685

Cope, E J

685

Duff, J A

685

Edwards, G T

615

Hannah, W L

685

Harper, C E

685

Hastie, J

685

Howlett, E A

615

Huggins, H

685

Humphries, G H

685

Jennings, E R

615

Jones, S F

685

Manners, J

685

Oldham, A

685

Read, A H

685

Selwyn, C

615

Tooby, W J R

685

Branch Managers (3rd Class)

Grade APT 5

Salary

(£)

Brown, W

575

Bullock, E (Miss)

575

Camwell, W A

595

Condon, P J

595

Corles, H G

575

Dobson, L F

575

Edwards, J L E

575

Forman, H E M

595

Gregory, D I (Miss)

575

Hayward, B P

575

Hearne, F W

595

Holmes, J

595

Instone, L A

595

Morgan, A

575

Neighbour, E C

595

Newcombe, N L

575

Payne, H G

595

Piper, R T

595

Plester, R H

575

Pogson, N K (Miss)

575

Ravenscroft, N W

575

Ridley, G A

575

Rowe, R W G

550

Shaw, H E

575

Smith, A J

595

Spencer, E B

595

Stanton, W H

570

Thomas, G W

595

Thompson, F M

575

Turner, H A

550

Whetnall, D C

575

Williams, E

595

Williams, H G

575

Wilner, T A E

575

Wright, L A

595
The 67 Managers were therefore classified in three grades:

First Class (APT 7)

14

Second Class (APT 6)

18

Third Class (APT 5)

35

 

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Not listed in the three Grades (APT 5 to APT 7) were the Manager of the Bournville Works branch (appointed by Cadbury Brothers) and the officer in charge of the Head Office branch (J W Raftery) who was designated as Superintendent of Head Office Savings Bank Department.
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