THE BASIC WAGE.
INCREASES DUE IN COMMONWEALTH. (St CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (austbalias and x.z. cable association.) MELBOURNE, May 1. According to figures compiled by the Commonwealth Bureau. of Census and Statistics, based on retail prices of food, groceries, and rent, for the quarter ended March 31st, increases in the basic wages are to- take effect in all! States from to-day. The increases vary from 4s weekly in Perthj to Is at Adelaide and Melbourne. The basic wage now varies from 13s Id- daily and £4 Is 6d weekty at Perth, to 14s 7d and £4 lis 6d at Syd-' ney, where the increase was 2s.' * •
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 12
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105THE BASIC WAGE. Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 12
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