DUNEDIN LABOUR MARKET. October Bth,
Mr Skens reportn : A g a'lual improvement in the demand for farms and stati v ns. Couples and shepherds are at U*t needed. The old, unnntmal demand for couples without childdren ia tuo common. Ploughmen of experienca are alwnya needed. Musterers are beginning to leave for runs, i airy pople — m<:n, w .men, and boys, are now goinc off. Gi Is in every line are always in demand, especially if trained. We wi.uld now be all right if so many immigrants were not poured in at the wrong time. Wages— Couples, £6->, to £75; ploughmeu, £40, to £5'J, and £55 ; milkers, li.s, to 15s, ai.d 259 ; boys aud nurbo girls, 53 to 10s ; day labour, 6s, 7', and 8i ; cooks waiters, boots, £c , 20s to 30 : girls, 10d to 15s ; upper do., 15s to 30j; shepherds, £65.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 13
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142DUNEDIN LABOUR MARKET. October Bth, Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 13
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