"TAILOR-MADE."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 5

"TAILOR-MADE."

Sir,—Your correspondent is evidently Very sorb bccause,.he is likely to bo fined £5 or .piore fori.breaking', the award, in the. tailoring, trade. , That he is. committing breaches wholesale, he.admits: in his; letter. Ho says ha /.is a' draper; let him .stick- to drapery, or if ho wants to do a tailoring business let him romploy; •.cutter., and .tailors. on his fowii'premises;'' and;■ pay ."the "Onion rates as yided by the .'award. •''But no,, -he s Wants thb< proiit' l without''.anyi of the expenses :,of : tailoriiig' roonis.f . 'Thero.are a good many .'more like Hiia .in'the town, and Tani quite well: aware of ;th'eir, mode' of 'procedure. •,. 1..wi11, guar--auteo.' he, leads - his customers; to' believe 'he is<a v ;tailar';'-- and' has' tickets and, signs jitiout - his j shop to lead, the. public to '-believe - ho' is carrying.on' busiMsj as- a t-ailor; and/although he' 'states- that- some of his orders : 'are 'made, -up'ruiider.prrfper conditions-, no 'doubt '"'tho vast-majority.- go ; -to. the; factory.' • ,'The/publi'c aro .-.victimised, in scores \of ; cases Tin;:'this. mannerVi'and, ,the. tailor-made suit_ they'-'pay,',; for,,get a. factory-made : garment ; -■produced- at? a -fraction; of-, the cost...-! 1 would advise ;!' Fleeced to-leave' tailoring, alone, un'jess" he; is prepared to'.obey , tho' law, ' and to 'recognise ' lioiV grossly; unfair 'is vhis'com-ipet-itjon .with those firms.that abide' by. the decisions of/.the/.Arbitration Court. • -If not,, then-'the next .time ho 'is caught, and 'the qharge ; ,be " sheeted home- to him, it .is to ie' hoped that'a much more- substantial' peii- . alty : tnan. a/paltry " liver." '.will be These'ridiculously smAU-fines, in view'ofthe profits of,this illegal /trading, are'; really 'no deterrerrfc.at al].—i amj etc., -1 '' - , ' March - l /', -' H. J. BAKER. - Lato Secretary, 'i* J: .;/'Y;. 'Wellington Tailor's' 'Union.