THE WAGES CUT.

Southland Times, Issue 21425, 20 June 1931, Page 7

THE WAGES CUT.

To the Editor.

Sir,—ln your paper of the 17th inst. a letter appears headed “City Affairs’’ and signed “Labourer” in which he states he considers, with others, that the City Council were quite right in making the 10 per cent, cut to their employees, whom he states, are working steady like the railway and others. He omits to mention who the others are—perhaps he means the unemployed. Now, Sir, I would like to enlighten “Labourer” and the others he mentions (if such exist) that I understand those most affected by the ten per cent cut are those men employed on the works department who are working three weeks on and one week off, which works out with the cut, at 35 per cent. This, Sir, is without allowing for time off through wet weather. Now, Sir, in regard to the Labour members giving £lOO a year to the unemployed I think it is the party in power who should give a lead in that direction as if memory serves me right it was the party that increased the members’ salaries when they got into power and this action with numerous others is the cause of the depressed state existing at present. —I am, etc., “NOT A LABOURER.”