Canterbury
Maoriland Worker, Rōrahi 8, Putanga 309, 24 Kohitātea 1917, Page 3
Canterbury
GENERAL LABORERS. There was a fine attendanco at the fortnightly meeting last luesday evening. Tho report of tho Conference was received with tho utmost enthusiasm. It was resolved by a unanimous vote
to strike a voluntary levy of sixpence j per week per member, towards keeping ', the dependents of thoso men, in jail j under the War Regulations. I'lio poor I old general laborer doesn't get much lof a share out of the war profits; and I what Jfo does get iv the way of cash, is generally mortgaged to the butcher, ' baker and landlord; and yet, like the i eoalios, if anyone's in trouble, tbey aro very seldom sent away empty handed. A sum was also voted out of the funds jof the Union for this purpose. I WEST COAT