NO MINIMUM WAGE.
AUCKLAND REPORT. WHAT MR. ARMSTRONG SAYS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 31. A denial that the Government has decided on a minimum wage for public Avorks jobs is made by the Minister for Labour, Mr. H. T. Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong’s attention was drawn to a statement published that the Minister for Public Works, Mr. R. Semple, had promised a minimum wage of 14/8 daily. “The Government has not decided on any minimum wage at all,” declared Mr. Armstrong, “and neither has Mr, Semple.” Mr. Armstrong added that he would be going to Auckland next week.
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Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 19621, 31 January 1936, Page 3
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98NO MINIMUM WAGE. Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 19621, 31 January 1936, Page 3
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