BOROUGH LABOURERS' WAGE.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1360, 5 July 1911, Page 5

BOROUGH LABOURERS' WAGE.

THE MAYOR MOVES FOR AN INCREASE. STANDARD OF NINE SHILLINGS PERj DAY FIXED. • The Mayor mo*ed at the Oouucil meeting last niglitf'That the Oonnoil consider the quei'ition ot iocreasiDg the Borough labbnrers wages from 8b to 8s 6d per <lfty." Iu speaking i;o the motion the Mayor Baicl that he hoped there would be no Opposition to his motion. It was impossible for their overseers to be everywhere at once, and there should be one good man in oharge of 'e»cb job. He would like to see a snb-oommittee set tip to oonsider the whobjqufstinn ot the day lahonrors. Some system of reports as to progress of [ various ]obs was urgently needed.! As to the inorease in wages he telt (jure there would be no objection from the ratepayers, Both Wauganuij and Napier paid more than Palmej:ston. Or Nathan seconded. Or Clausen oppbsad the motion on the ground that ihe increased wage wanid bring more labourers into the twu and these v)ould onst present Bnrough employees, some of whom might not be worth the minimum wage of 8s Gd. pay should be on a classification basis Or Stobbs agreed witth Or Clausen. He would prefer, the minimum rate being altered toi a standard rate, which would enable'a less wage to hi paid to the Vm able men. Hi would support the motion if the Mayor altered it to a standard rate of wage. i The- Mayor: s'ugg;sied that the resolution be altejrea to a standard wage of 9s. This was argeeil to and the motion was curried, j The Mayor then moved that a snb-r.omrmtfcee consisting of Ors Havdon, Nathan,!McCarthy and the] mover be set ni to consider fie' ' whole maiter of day labour. He feit strongly that;a svsteru of reports : as to the various I works should be ' instituted. Thisjwas also carried. ' i ' ' ' ' ! 1