THE SLAUGHTERMEN'S DEMANDS.
(To the Editor.)
Sir, —I am quite in accord with "Slaughterman's " statement appearing in your issue of the 18th inst. re more light being thrown on the matter of the slaughtermen's demands, and wonder when finality will be reached—l suppose when the men demand the carcase for killing same. My complaint is not against the men • they have a right to get all they can for their labour. It is against, the Legislature, the Freezing Companies, and the public for calmly submitting to such demands. "Slaughterman knows very well that a good man can dress from 100 to 150 sheep a day. At 25s per 100 it -will easily be seen what a man can make. The present Legislature is trying to improve on the order of Providence by wanting to make all men equal, thereby bringing out all the worst instead of all the best in man, so that the burden falls on the producer and consumer. Much more could be eaid, but space forbids. —I am, etc., JNO. WINGATE. Longburn.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9122, Issue 9122, 20 January 1910, Page 5
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