WORKING-MEN'S PAY AND THE WELLINGTON MEMBERS.
4. TO THE BDITOB. Sib— Mr. Withy is about to make a motion for the purpose of taking a percentage off the bread eaten in every working-man! s family, for reducing the number of boots worn by the little ones, and generally sneaking with the object of bringing the workingman's nose to the grindstone. I know nothing of Mr. Withy or hia antecedents ; perhaps it ia aa well, for I could say nothing offensive, but he appears to me to be one of those men who would see New Zealand populated by Chinese rather than Englishmen. His stafistieß with regard to wages I entirely, dispute ; the railway working men's wages have already been retrenched to the extent of one shilling and one and sixpence a day, thus reducing their pay below that of outsiders doing the same kind of work. Wellington working men are anxiously watohing to see how our members vote on this question. It will deoide their politioal fate. At aimtions they pose as the working man's friend. There ia now a test whiob will settle what faith is to be piaoed in their professions. I am, &c., Mechanic.
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Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1888, Page 3
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197WORKING-MEN'S PAY AND THE WELLINGTON MEMBERS. Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1888, Page 3
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