A DIFFERENCE
MEN WHO WON’T WORK “The crew of the steamer Maui Pomare are absolutely satisfied —that is the difference between, them and some of the men on relief-wbrks,” said the Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands Department (Hon. Sir-Maui Pomare), in the House of Repro fives yesterday, when replying to th ate mi the annual report, of the De’ lent. The Minister added that the!: fi Europeans out of work who wot ot work, and who did not want to x .'. Mr. P. . raser (Wellington Central) : 'That is Incorrect. The Minister.: I am speaking from my owne experience. I have had some of them myself, and they did not want to work. They want to get paid all right, but. they won’t give the equivalent in work. Mr. Fraser: You are quite wrong. The Minister: I know what I am talking about, because I had to suck a man myself.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 259, 2 August 1928, Page 8
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152A DIFFERENCE Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 259, 2 August 1928, Page 8
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