FOOD FOR FARM HANDS
PROVISIONS OF THE ACT The fact that only 10s is allowed to cover the cost of food supplied by employers to tacked bv scv< hands under the ■i's Act was atspcakers at the Waikato provincial conference of the Farmers" Union, ll was considered a more reasonable figure would be 15s. 'Apart from the fact that, the average farm hand will eat much more than 10s worth of food a week, the cost of preparing the food should be considered and also the work on the part of the housewife," said Mr. A. Briscoe-Moore. "A! least f.s should be allowed for this." Members said the 10s had been fixed before prices began to rise, and that it was now quite insufficient. It was decided to suggest to the responsible authority that the factors mentioned should be considered when the value of board and lodging was again under
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19378, 16 July 1937, Page 2
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150FOOD FOR FARM HANDS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19378, 16 July 1937, Page 2
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