SEAMEN'S GRATUITY
Sir, —I have two near relatives serving in New Zealand merchant ships and these boys frequently bring their mates to the house. I would like to say that from their conversation the article by Mr. F. P. Walsh, of the union, in your paper last night is not what the boys think. They know that the people freely give them credit for their war effort and they do not want sentimental propaganda. The boys certainly realise there is a danger and indeed to show its extent one of them read out of the paper last week that war insurance on cargo cost 10s on the New Zealand coast compared with £11 from New Zealand to England per £100. It is on the New Zealand coast that the great majority of our sailor boys are serving and the rest of them serve in the Tasman crossing. ! Seeing the war bonus to British sailors is £10 sterling per month for all the risks of the freezing Atlantic and Russian waters, it is unnecessary the New Zealand Government should consider as much as £12 per month (half in cash, half in Government bonds) is warranted in New Zealand. . I am quite sure the boys would want the public to have these facts, although they like the extra money.—l am, etc., PARENT.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1943, Page 4
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220SEAMEN'S GRATUITY Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1943, Page 4
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