SKILLED TRADESMEN
"ABSOLUTE CRAFTSMANSHIP." WHY A CONTRACT WENT SOUTH. "Upholstery is the only trade left in ttlie Dominion in which absolute craftsmanship is necessary," was the remark of a furniture trade employer in giving evidence at the Arbitration Court to-day in support of an application for an increase in the proportion- of apprentices to upholsterers. He also mentioned that the shortage of upholsterers in Auckland was one of the reasons that led to the upholstery contract for the Civic Theatre going to Christchurch.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 208, 3 September 1929, Page 5
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83SKILLED TRADESMEN Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 208, 3 September 1929, Page 5
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