CORRESPONDENCE.

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1929, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

BOROUGH EMPLOYMENT. (To the Editor.) Sir—That the new Borough Council should dismi s from its staff —that is, those of its employees who do manual labour—all who are no ratepayers. and ab o all who are not under the age of 50 years, is the recom mendation of an individual writ.ug to your evening contemporary to-day uner the name of “Ratepayer.” He may be under 50. but I’ll put it this way: Because a man has been for 18 years paying to buy a house, does ’hat eonsti ute him a ratepayer or not Can a man wh o is rearing a family of, nine upon such w r ages a 3 a boiough manual worker gets, pay a deposit and weekly instalments on a house, and at the same time remain hone I to tradesmen? Is “Ratepay er” h:imelf ar. honest worker when he wants to throw on he industrial s rap heap men doing good service because t ie’’ have passed the age of 50? “Raicpayvj” him (‘lf will be over 50 some (L.y, and if he remains as good a m.-iii as. say, Jim Braidwood, he’ll do me! As for the relief workers, it may have been a mistake to tell them in advance they were being sacked, a> that might have induced some to ease up for a day or so. As for getUj 7 r.d of men, I sugges". getting rid <>f the “s ug.” Leave it to the Engin ee.r, and he will pick the honest navv> and tl’“ good worker that he does not need to watch all the time. He knows after ( ing a job in the morning and i again in the evening, whether 'he nav v ■ is working or not. by the heap ot i dirt, or other signs, as the case may l.c, at 5 p.m. Anyway, who has th lx st r ight to < (insidei at’ou—the man with property, or the ma i in need o' wages. wi'tTo there i< question of Cm uh yinen ? Doos the fm-f of a workci paying rates increase his capacity? Wliat |«ait imlar end lias “Ratepayer” I . serve in barring non ratepayers? Ht does not say. Perhaps it’s a case • ‘ nuf s<* ! • ’ ’—l am. ot<-. NOT A SLUG.