£400,000 WAGE BILL.
New Zealand Industry.
A new conception of the size of commercial afforestation in New Zealand is given by the following statement by N.Z. Perpetual Forests, Ltd.: "Although only planting sincp 1925, the company has already paid out to workers over £400,000 in wages. These figures, of course, do not include wages for the clerical and executive side of the business. 'In addition to this tremendous sum paid out in wages, over £200,000 Has been spent in the purchase of commodities, food, implements, tools, etc., the production of which has created employment in other spheres."—(Ad.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 196, 20 August 1931, Page 4
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