"I'm what they call a 'profiteer,' " said a manure worker in the Arbitration Court' at Christchurch on Friday, to everybody's surprise, when he was asked to state what work ho did. He explained that the term was applied to him by the other workers only. His work consisted in mixing chemical manure with "filler" in proportions which varied according to the grade »f the product as sold. "I see," said Mr. Justice Frazer, "it is equivalent to the water which the chemist puts into, the bottle." Later on the manager of the works was asked by Mr. \V. C. Prime (for the employers) about the man "who said ho was a ■profiteer." "No," interposed Jh\ 0. Itcim (for the workers), "he said he wan called a profiteer." Mr. Prime laughed, and accepted the correction (slates the "Sun"). "It's not an official term," remarked the manager. "In fact, this is the fiißt I haye heard of it"
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 141, 16 June 1924, Page 6
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