THE LABOUR MARKET
John Skene and Son report uudei ddte July 29 as follows —
The continued fine weather is keeping up the dtmand for agricultural workers, the uealher L 'ing very suitable for farming operation's. A few trappers and poisoners are moving off. Good milkers are always required , other engagements are being made almost daily with cooks and bakeis, hotel grooms, station cowboys, shepherds, and flaxnnll workers. We quote: Farm and station couples, £70 to £80, learned shepher-ds, £75 , ploughmen, 20s, 22* 6d, farm hands and milkers, 15s, 17s Cd. and 20s ; cooks and bakers, 25s to 39e . hotel grooms, 20s, flaxmill hands, 10s to 15s, fencers, 20s, 22s 6d, female cooks, 20s, housekeepers, 15s.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 17
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115THE LABOUR MARKET Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 17
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