A witness who possesses ii, quiverful of youthful farm labourers was describing to tho Conciliation' Boai-d at 'Ilaiigiora'.how lie managed to mako both, ends moot, in viow of his. irregular earnirigs. " I work on a kind of a balance,"' ho, said; "and feed them well up during tho month that'l get good wages, and'that carries tlieni. over tho noxt month if my earnings aro not,so good." AMien asked if ho was.able to save anything to meet mcdical expenses should lio moot with an accident, ho replied , that tho Employers Liability Act inado provision for such : contingencies. ',"1 got. \my . finger hurt," ho stated, " and was laid up for a fortnight, and 1 never had such a good .time!," When further pressed .as to what would happen if ho foil ill, :ho remarked philosophically, •" Well, 1. supposo; it would bo a case of tins jP.oorhouso"thtai."
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 151, 20 March 1908, Page 4
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