FEELING THE PINCH.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 279, 22 November 1913, Page 8

FEELING THE PINCH.

REDUCTION OF EMPLOYEES. j i ' I (r.T Tr!»grapb.- -Press Associative.) ; J W'FiUAWrOS. Friday. i ; Dnr effect ■);" :hi' ctrrkr lini» been the '' rcdue.rion <rf employef>s in biiniiiii»t-i! jnd ■ rallinprs r >'t■ <iir«-tly ■■once.rned with the strike. This ha..< been fairly g<mera!. and only .1 tew busiiiPi..-.es. etfwcialiy I retail businr'Hst»;. have esea'ped. In eonin | cases Htn-ployees are ;iske<i to Utkc a ! week.- holhliy. followed by ». week's | work, to :is t'i distribute, -what employ-men-t t'hFrc is .-ill round, li us not that as yp-t the filizeDß as .1 whole are eho:t [of mom>y. bii: 1.W,. .\ii-i are in .-on-! |*!>inl employmeii;. iin-i-ble to foreia^ - I the future, are hii.-l>.inding 'lieir re-I iourees. Thej-e h.n~ al.»o been a hcav-T | expenditure in the ar^rejr-.i.*e <m food and ot.her in an!i----j cipatiTou of t.he pliortas* , vhU-h in lurwne commoditipe h<m already been exI p"ri"nr-i-d. In thf <■-».*" of her em.ployert, ! 1 they have been disciiarged i'\''-n-r for ' wan.' of m:ir.rri.i! or '.v.im v! work. ■ i Messrs. V.. n,mn:ih and forjpany , .- bo-,: I 'fsp-lory in Wellington. (he Inrae-i of ; i<- : kinH in N"e» Z.m!:iiH. .1 ii' .-i «.e >!i.« ,1 I j to-Tiiorrow. a.- the s.ik r»f '..■nihrr '. ] Juki a.boni exKn«st*d. Mare thun halt , tire e.mp)nyeeK Va.ve been idle for kaiit , 1 days, and tit" remainder of th" opera I j fives will be ps.id off" To morrow. 'Hie firm has a large supply of Southern leallifir lidd up-at :Wangamrii awing to thw.ritf.Tgcs.. -.