THE LABOUR MARKET.
Mr Bkknb reporta under date December 2: — For a week past it has been a waste of time coaxing men to accept work. Eaoing— nothing but racing, goes down. Poverty and hard times are misnomera just now. I have placed lately. Couples at £65 to £70 ; cooUa, 303-to 60s (for shearing) ; shepherds. £55 to £60 ; musterers, 30s to 40a ; shed hnnda. 25s to 20s; sheareis.lSs per 100 ; ploughmen, 20s to 17a Od; dairy people. 10s. 12b, 15s, and 20s ; proomi. ISa and 20b f gardeners, 25s find 30s; store hnuda, 153 to 20a; flax boys. 7s ; farm boys, 5a to 10» ; housekeeper*, 12a and 15s,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1920, 4 December 1890, Page 20
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108THE LABOUR MARKET. Otago Witness, Issue 1920, 4 December 1890, Page 20
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