AUCKLAND AND ITS RIVALS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 73, 26 March 1906, Page 4

AUCKLAND AND ITS RIVALS.

COMPARISONS ON POOI> AND BEICKS. Auckland comes out well in conq»O' son with Southern cities as to the cost of living. The matter, cropped vp? the Arbitration Court to-day, whett"' President, Mr. Justice Chapman, reW* ing to a witness who saw no reason W Wellington wages should be higher-than those in Auckland, declared that J could not help noticing the very tempting offers in Queen-street, a man noltt\ insr up four fish for a shilling. "I*""? have to pay a shilling each in Weiutg; ton," added his Honor. ; Mr. Arthur Rosser remarked V&-. house rent was dearer in Welliag"®this being the chief difference bet*** the cities, but the President gave » information that while 17/ was reg*" as a fair allowance for a week's boW Wellington, 15/ was sufficient in land. -ii Bricklaying seems to be wherein favoured Auckland scares ■<" her rivals. A labourer giving evidence the Arbitration Court eaid & e .?S| number of bricks laid by bricklayer was 1000 dailyWellington kite high, because J* 1 their best is 500/' declared Bro *l Te Several other builders' labourers psimilar evidence. JzZSfdi Samuel I. Clarke, the first *»**"* the employers, produced a rt ™sLjj labourers' wages, which, he said^ dW« materially from those given by He had obtained the . said, from statements funus&ea builders. 4iin4 The President said this Mf 0 evidence was a most « nsatisfec '°3 f ,.io of evidence, and it would be,Dβ™. call the builders themselves. T jjol' Mr. Clark then called James onload, who said that four tt**s£tf his employ from January to last Wi ber, a period of 44 weeks, had. »**£% £2 4/9 per week. After had no employment, but tie ™**°$ work elsewhere. Labourers W J"L, .£• not fully competent ■were the *^L r ' off, »nd they' might *»?£ *&***&!