THE LABOUR MARKET.
Mr Skene reports under date August 7 : — Outdoor work is again tuspended. August keeps up its wintry diameter. Kabbitersare having hard a»d bad times.' Labourers are sndly disappointed with the dam tier to their hopei of work on the Otago Central, by which the depression and misery is iucreated. Late -\vagfs : Couples, JE6S to £70 ; ploughmen, 20s, 17s 6d, and 15s; cooks, 20s; shepherds, £55; milkers, Bs, 10s, 12s, 15s, and 20s; bushmen, 4s Mid 5s per cord; gardeners, 20s; grooms, 15s; town boys, 5s to 10s. STOREKEEPER'S experienced ASSISTANT open for Engagement, temporarily or permanently ; good references. — Address Glasgow, Otago Witness, Dunedin. lOau iTi ORE DAIRY FACTORY.— Tenders are \X invited up till 3 p.m. on SATURDAY, the 19lh inst., for next season's WQEY. Terms and conditions on application to R. Dewar, Secretary lOau
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Otago Witness, Issue 1916, 10 August 1888, Page 19
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138THE LABOUR MARKET. Otago Witness, Issue 1916, 10 August 1888, Page 19
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