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THE TIMBER INDUSTRY. (United Pres& -lobulation, i _. ; . , ■ CKRISTCHUROH, This DayS' 3 •' The inference of the New Zealand ■Federated Sawmills', Timberyards', and Coalyards' employees Union opened today. The report of the executive said the timber milling industry, was one of the first to feel the effect of the hysteria which followed the outbreak of "hostilities. Parliament and people both displayed hysteria, and one result was the almost immediate cessation of the building trade and the closing down of many sawmills. The position had now improved, but TSe industry Trfla* not yet recovered from the shock. The report alleged, that .the em'ployers had abnormally increased the cpst of living and re- , duced the effective wages of the working ! classes.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 6 April 1915, Page 5
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118LABOUR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 6 April 1915, Page 5
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