Wages in Auckland.
Sir,— Now, or lately,. a large drapery retail firm paid one of the' hard- wrought couuter ' hands ' 15s a week, la addition, he could earn a few shillings by commissions, which means much the same as by swindling the public. We are not cruel ; but we should like to see every one of She brothers that pay men of mature years such wages have his ear nailed to a door-post. It is not the shoemakers in any part of this colony that have most need to strike, as far aa rate of pay is concerned. Those who need most, can least afford to strike ; hence the Eevolution that has now begun at. Buda-Pesth, but will not end there. The fine display of finery and furniture, as well as the miserly hoards of money aud stores, cry aloud for revolution. — G.
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Observer, Volume XI, Issue 648, 30 May 1891, Page 2
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143Wages in Auckland. Observer, Volume XI, Issue 648, 30 May 1891, Page 2
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