LOWLY STATE EMPLOYEES.
Sir,—ln these days of awards and • a day's wago, the. case- of the ; charwomen employed during .the ..sitting of: Parliament ' only , might be considered. '■' I do not know tho ' persons concerned," but I hear that' thsy receive '30s; ft week for some 35 hours' work. ' As this is done in 'what is' called by "unions"-. vov,crtime, might, they not: be .privileged to participate in the bonus, usually.' granted to' messengers and orderlies. .If goes without' saying that-financially they aro'not strong, or would' thej.riso at 3 a.m. wetor'dry; to perform this duty.- . Moreover, most, I expect,' reside for economy, some distance from the scene. , of their labours, which entails first' a", long, and frequently in 'winter a wet, walk-in the dark' j their return by tram taking, say, 2d'. or' 3d. per diem, or Is. 2d.'- to Is. 9d. off thV yreekly RiUance. ■ J think yon will fihd.it-worthyof early consideration■'for this' session.—l am; etc., ; ■ .' ■ ■■■•• ■ ■•• ■ • .-■■'■• .i ■-. •■.'.■;. : -■-.■• : WELLINGTON EAST.' : .
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 8
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159LOWLY STATE EMPLOYEES. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 8
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