“COULDN’T BE WORSE”
CONDITIONS IN YUGOSLAVIA LOW WAGES AND LONG HOURS ißy Telegraph —Press Association! AUCKLAND. This Day. Four smiling Croatian girls wearing the brightly coloured dresses so popular in their country were among the most eager passengers arriving by the Wanganella to-day. Two come to join their father, who settled in New Zealand seven years ago, and the others were accompanied by their uncle, a naturalised British subject, who recently spent three years in Yugoslavia. "Couldn’t be worse.” was the remark of the uncle. Mr U. Zegura, when questioned about Yugoslavia. "Everything is taxed. Wages are very low. long hours are worked, and it is very hard for the people.” He said Yugoslavs were being sadly overtaxed to meet the burden of the race for armaments. A telegram of twelve words which cost 2s was taxed Is, and sugar cost about 7Ad per pound, half the cost being taxation.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 29 March 1938, Page 5
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150“COULDN’T BE WORSE” Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 29 March 1938, Page 5
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