Messrs Grant and M'Nhil, Universal -Labour Ex change, report
A fair share of business has boendone r durlng the week. Men are getting Bcarce," owing 'to>4he demand arising through the number ol railway (contracts on hand, and harvest requirements in it*h.e, Southern districts. Pick-and-shovel men, 7b to^sj/quarrymen, 8s to 10a; baßhmen, sawmill hands, Bs.' ,'Ploughmen and good farm hands are indeinandr'aa are also milkers and useful boys for country work. Ploughmen, £62 to £55 ; ,shepherds (very f,?w, Waiting engagements), £60 ; gardeners, £65 ;> couples* or stations and farms, £65 to £70. Ihene are 'more female servants In the market at present thanrhwpbeen the case for many months ; but wages are still firoW Country girls, dairymaids,' &c, £35; general, servants, £30 to £»0 : housekeepers, £52 ; governesses, l£i|od l £ i |0 d to £52 per annum. ' , ." , ( ,[, ljWßl a
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Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 15
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135Messrs Grant and M'Nhil, Universal-Labour Ex change, report:- Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 15
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