"TOO BUSY"

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 44, 21 August 1939, Page 10

"TOO BUSY"

WANGANUI WATERSIDERS

When th,e present rush of work slackens off and gives Wanganui waterside workers a breathing space, they will consider whether to follow the lead of Wellington and Christchurch workers in refusing to go into hotels because of the passing on of the increase in the tax en beer, states tha I "Herald." Wanganui has shared in the raising oi prices fallowing the imposition. of the new tax. but so far no organised i protest has been made. "Handles in ! moderation" seems to ba the attitude of the genera] worker at present. : "We have no intention of following > the lead of the waterside workers in (Wellington or the employees of Addington Railway Workshops in going without our beer," remarked an employee of East Town Railway Workshops. "In the meantime we will continue to take our handles in moderation, although we have more reason for complaint than the men of Christchurch have, for our beer by the gallon is Is dearer than in Christchurch. Bottled beer also is cheaper in Christchurch than in Wanganui, and now we only receive ninepence a dozen for our empty bottles, whereas the price paid at one stage in Wanganui was 2s a dozen for empties." "We have not even discussed the matter,'" remarked a Wanganui waterside worker, "for we have more material matters on hand at the present time in attending to the Port Bowen and the rush of other shipoing that has visited Wanganui of late. When matters settle down to normal we may decide whether we will go ■dry/