MILK ROUNDSMEN
SIX-BAY WEEK SOUGHT [l’er United Press Association.] AUCKLAND. December 14. A deputation from the Milk Roundsmen's Union to-day asked the Milk Council to support the union’s claim lor a six-day week. Tlie spokesman said that no farmer because he paid £IOO an acre for land should be given more consideration by the council than others who paid less. Tho council after questioning the deputation, promised to consider the matter when fixing the milk prices. When the deputation retired tho Chairman (Mr G. W. Hutchison) said it was quite wrong to work men seven days a week. “ I am not referring to the economic side,” he said, * but to the moral side. It is ridiculous to work men seven days a week.” Subsequently the council fixed the retail prices for January-April at 5d for loose milk and ssd for bottled, an increase of id.
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Evening Star, Issue 21904, 15 December 1934, Page 9
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145MILK ROUNDSMEN Evening Star, Issue 21904, 15 December 1934, Page 9
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