WAGES ONCE MORE.

Evening Star, Issue 7252, 1 July 1887, Page 2

WAGES ONCE MORE.

TO THB BDITOB. ' Sir,—l assume that your readers are (retting tired of the discaeslpn between "Observer" and myself, therefore I shall close it as far as I am oonoeraed. There were two mistakes in my last letter, one.br myself, and one, I think, by your printer. I stated the name of the head of the Annas William instead of Thomas. I did not write or'mean to say that men went .bareheaded. As it is a long time since I lived in Paisley, I will admit that some of the girls may make 15s a-week, bat I affirm (the Erjnrii* Stab's report of wages will bear ine out) that females in America Ret Odol, or 87s 6d per week. When I said girls in America got 18) as against 10s in England, no one but a.captions oitio would mistake my meaning, vis., that that was a fair average,wg J have proved ft to be. Regarding the dresses of mill girjs . in Paisley, I euraot speak as to the exact custom how, but this I know for a fact, that when I lived there the girls did not wear dresses when at thsjr work; so I re-affirm that two-thirds of them Had neither shoes, stockings, hats, nor dresses; that "Observer" would not allow his girls or wife fif*he has one) te appear on the streets olothed like the " well dressed lasses of PAlsley.-lam.eto., f * J. Nbtl: Dunedin, July 1.