BUTCHERS’ HOLIDAYS.

Evening Star, Issue 25674, 24 December 1945, Page 6

BUTCHERS’ HOLIDAYS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —1 would like to wish all Dunedin : butchers a very, very happy Christmas. Most of them have a £2,000 to £3,000 house, motor ear, and a frigidaire, which luxury they are able to enjoy through the daily custom of the ivorker, who this year lias to purchase enough meat for five days while the butchers,are all away enjoying themselves. As the weather has turned warmer, I have had to spend a great part of to-day—Sunday—cooking all the meat 1 have purchased, as l cannot afford to have it go bad, while thebutchers all have their Christmas joints tucked cosily away in their “ coolers,” to be brought out' nice and fresh to be cooked: on the day of days.' Christmas- Day. 1 Personally, I have made up my mind not to purchase any meat at -all at New Year:—coupons to be saved for “ more food for Britain.” To the poor,' hard-up butchers, who go on strike every now and again because they are not satisfied with the prices the Government has placed: on their goods, but want higher still—and, believe hie,'l have never met a “ poor ” butcher -yet—to one and all, again I say.: “ I hope you all enjoy a very merry Christmas, if your consciences will allow you to do so.”—l am. etc.. Disgusted. December 23.