FARMERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS
(To the Editor.) Sir,—One wonders why the farmer bears such a grudge against the .Civil servant. Eight years ago all Civil servants were penalised by a substantial cut in salaries to provide a rebate to farmers and others —a cut that was not shared by any other worker in the community. Now that lean years are with us again, the cry is "Cut the Civil servants' wages." In common with most business men, the farmer had his, good years, when butter-fat soared to 2s Od a pound and the cost of living did not decrease for the Civil servant any more than lor any other class of the community. Yet of all classes 4"----day, his voice of protest is the loudest. Ho forgets that the other sections of the community .have mortgages to meet, rates and taxes, and families to maintain. He at least, has the benefit of cheap meat, milk, and eggs, and sufficient money to buy clothes all round.—l am, etc., ■ A CIVIL SERVANT'S WIFE.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 132, 2 December 1930, Page 10
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