DONKEYMEN AND THEIR PAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1356, 6 February 1912, Page 2

DONKEYMEN AND THEIR PAY.

•V S, r?r? o p r ; I "B.J o V r ,toi » ° f January 20, Salute the r>onkeymau."-kindlv allow me through your' paper, lo inform the- writer and enlighten ;,nv o f vour im' if * '?,* mi ? ht . ~e ! '"'- Ip,l " afh "- I" . UK- ha leltor o above-mentioned ilutc. 1 eg o state that donkeymen as a rule rio Jiot look for salutes. The nverniH> stafar.iiik man in (lie mercantile iMiirine is f|u:le coiireiil- to leave that to the Annv and .Navy As n Rt mU the of hj, W; you have only ■to lenk at the la-t scale, ot wages -rantrd to them:—.£ll pel- :iirjiith for four-hour wjitrhcs £)•' Ixmv month for six hours. That works out at is. Id.- and Ss. \wr clay, or not ts per hour, Kixl if J,,, mate' a l>i.; iiiontliV .wagc throush having a lot of overtime in the month, well, you may bet that it is all famed. The .shipowner of (he present (loos not believe in paying away money for notliiiijr.'nnil as to board, wc!i, that is: a. subject that has lietn often enou K lrm-tho «y«- of the public for them to lmve ■. a., pretty fair id>a what it oniounts 10. But .1 am sui'e you could got'it just the same anywhere ashore, fo.rrtboiit 10s. per week.—l am. etc.. ■■:■*: L • • ■ ■ SEAFABKB. .: \V.e.stport, January 30.