ALIEN LIFE IN ENGLAND
STARVATION WAGES. There are some interesting sidelights on the alien menace in England in “The Soul Market,” by Olive Christian Malvery. Here is an extract; These aro the wages the Italians look for on coming to this country: Brass workers, average per day. Is 6d. Founders, 2s 6d. Machinists, 2s 3d. Masons. 2s 3d. Carpenters, 2s 3d. Workers in chemical products, 2s 6d. Workers in cotton, Is 3d. Workers in wool. Is 4d. .Miners, Is 3d. Farm labourers, under contract, Bd. Farm labourers, not under contract, 5i Women workers in silk, 6d. Women workers in cotton, lOd. Women workers in wool, lOd. Women workers in the country, sd.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8362, 24 February 1913, Page 10
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