PAINTING SCHOOLS.
The Board of Education has decided to lrarry on the necessary painting of schools n m unemployed painters of Auckland. This at first sight seems a very creditable act on their part, but from the point of view of the unemployed painten (there must be at least four hundred of «»«i. in Auckland) it will not relieve their distrea to any appreciable extent. In the first place, tenders are called for the work from alland sundry. _ Many non-tradesmen tender, if their price is the lowest it is accepted, and the prices are cut so fine that in most cases men cannot earn more than 10/ per day and often less, and they have to work more than eight hours to do that. This system of sweating should not be tolerated in country. The officers of the board estimate the value of the work to be done, and their estimate, although not extravagant, allows for a fair wage for competent tradesmen. The fairest way, I consider, would be to give the work to the tenderer nearest to the estimate and he would be in a position to give them a fair job. A DAUBER."
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 248, 19 October 1928, Page 6
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195PAINTING SCHOOLS. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 248, 19 October 1928, Page 6
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