THE MINIMUM WAGE.
REJECTED BY COMMONS. A NARROW MAJORITY. LONDON, March 8. The House of Commons' debated Dr A. Salter's private member's motion, urging Government to proceed without delay with the Bill introduced in 1919, constituting a commission to inquire into' the legal minimum rates of wages. "We are getting back to the level of wages of many years ago," he said. The principle, of the minimum wage was in active operation in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.
Major Boyd Carpenter, replying, eairl the national minimum wage was tried and proved a failure. It had been turned down by the Trade Unions Consrese. Boards of trade were already fulfilling the functions which the members opposite had asked for.
Mr. Henderson said the Labour party was not asking for a flat rate national minimum wage, but for minimum tim«< rates, a very different thing. The motion,ws# nesnitived by 18» to 176.—(A. and Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 58, 9 March 1923, Page 5
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