THE LABOUR MARKET.
Mr Skkne reports under (late February 11 :— Town i's veil thinned out ; harvesting isattnic-tins{ all sorts trying to make a e.jeqro. It is diiHcult to give the exact wages for lnr vesting tins jear, a* districts differ and the quality of the men is so unequal. The exodus of our artisans to other landa is Incoming serious, every steamer beiug crowded. When will tho tido turn? Wuges: Harvesters, Bd , 9d, aud Itidper hour— 2oa, 255, and 303 by the week ; cooks, 20s to 30s ; couples, £65 to £75 ; ploughman at 20s ; milkers, 10s, 12s, 15s aud 20s ; grooms. 15a and 20s j boots and waiters, 15s and 20s ; blacksmiths, 30b and 40s.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 17 February 1888, Page 19
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115THE LABOUR MARKET. Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 17 February 1888, Page 19
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