FAMILY SUSTENANCE
FARMERS’ ('OXTER EX CE REMIT. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AI'CKLAXD. May 19A crave view ol’ the shrinkage of liio biri h-r.'iio was taken by iloleaatos K, Hit- Auckland Farmers’ I’nion coni’. rmii.e. which unanimously adopted ;1 remif arcing that wages and salatiof- be based on ihe requirements of a man and his wife only and an adequate amoiini paid by the Sta'o lor the maintenance of each child. ft was stated that in IS7p. the average size of fumili.-s was 5.5. In ]!i:n;. it was I.S. Actuarially, an average family ot' more than three was 11 quired for the (•out iiinance of the i ;<« e. ■•The Slate pays 15 - a weak, for pa< h child- boaf-ded our..” said Mr A. A. Sexton. M.P.. "Surely a similar amoiini should bo paid to parctii.s for the upkeep of their own children.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 May 1938, Page 5
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