BASIC WAGE.
INCREASE IN AUSTRALIA.
(bi CABLI—PB»S3 association— coptbiqei.) (austbakiah and w-z. cable association.)
MELBOURNE, January 27,
Figures issued by the Trades Hall Research and Information Bureau show that with the exception of Melbourne and Adelaide there will be increases in the basic wage in all States. In Melbourne the new rate, operating from Fehruary Ist, will be £4 9s 6d a decrease of sixpence, or a daily rate of 14s sd. In Adelaide it will be £4 7s, a decrease of Is. In Sydney there will be an increase of 2s 6d, making the new rate £4 13s weekly. There will foe an increase of Is weekly in Brisbane, making £4 Us txl. An increase of sixpence in Perth makes the new rate £4. and Is in Hobart makes -it £4 4s. . . The average for 30 towns in Australia gives a wage of £4 8s weekly, or an increase of Is, while _ for the six capital cities the wage is 4-4 »s ■ an increase of Is. These* rates apply to all awards under the Federal Arbitration Court.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19280128.2.92
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19220, 28 January 1928, Page 15
Word Count
178BASIC WAGE. Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19220, 28 January 1928, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in