SWEATING COMMISSION.
[Pee Fbess Association.] WELLINGTON, Apeil 17. The principal witness before the Sweating Commission this morning, was Me G. London, Secretary to the Railway Servants Society, who said that the first grievance the men had wa3 the non-payment of board and lodgings allowance, which used to be paid atone time. The men feel its loss all the more, as clerks, inspectors, foremen, &c., get from 7s 6d to 103 per night travelling allowance. They also objected to the employment of so many lade. At the Wellington station, 75 per cent o? the traffic hands on the platrorm were lads, from sixteen to nineteen years of age, and, in consequence, the men were leaving whenever a good opportunity occurred. The guards complained that their hours were too long. They had to work thirteen and a half hours i per day. Some engine drivers were occasionally on duty eighteen hours at a stretch, and got no more than five off duty. They contended they should always have a proper interval of at least eight hours for sleep. These long hours occurred twice a
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6829, 17 April 1890, Page 3
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182SWEATING COMMISSION. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6829, 17 April 1890, Page 3
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