Worst-paid Trade
"We are the worst-paid trade in New Zealand,” declared Mr. J. S. floe, president of the Auckland Fruit Retailers’ Association, when giving evidence before the Price Tribunal in the inquiry into vegetable prices. He said that in his own case his aggregate turnover for . the last two weeks had : been £lO4, and he had cleared £8 Gs 6d. “And I had to work 60 to 10'hours' a week to get that.” ' •
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 27 November 1941, Page 6
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73Worst-paid Trade Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 27 November 1941, Page 6
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