INCREDIBLE HARDSHIPS
GOLD SEEKERS IN THE SOUTH [ Per Press Association. 1 DUNEDIN, May 10. It was reported at the Returned Soldiers’ Association that men were working for gold in the Queenstown and Arrowtown districts under incredible hardships. The cold is so intense that in grasping iron the men left the skin of their .hands on it. The association decided to press for the exemption from the sales tax on gold won from all wonting on the Unemployment Board’s subsidy scheme. It was stated that they were working poor ground, and keenly resented losing 12s 6d on every ounce. One member stated that the men received £3 17s 6d per ounce for the first payment, and subsequently a little over £5. It was quite evident they were paying exchange as well as tax.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 9
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