HOLIDAYS FOR CASUAL LABOUR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 265, 9 November 1945, Page 5

HOLIDAYS FOR CASUAL LABOUR

BACK COUNTRY SETTLE?.?’ DIFFICULTY (P.A.) Par’jnmert Bidps.. Nav. 8 Speaking lo the Annual Hol:• Amendment Bill during ?h z - Committee stage in the Houre of 1’ rp'cni -- tives this afternoon. Mr. Vv. SuPivan (Opp., Bay of Plenty) rakl !><■ hn.J hoped the Minister would hare Included a clause concerning the employment of casual labour oy back-country settlers. He raised the question of the difficulty of aflixine stamps on hrliday cards of those casual workers and suggested the position could bb mat by adding one-twenty-fifth of the labourer’s pay to his nay cheatm in lieu of nutting stamps on the cards. Mr. F. Hackett (Govt., (o’ Lynn‘» said the Labour Bills Ccrnr:’.' tee had considered the matter but it was difficult to know where to draw the line There was no difUcul: in obtaining cands and all that was was for a settler 1o keep a surety cl stamps In the house. Several GprosHb u vir’T.’-.ers riadr the poin' man*’ «®tPers lived many mi’ .fr n- r.ort ofllres a n d r.irnl deliver! ~ r® :r f-oo'Tp: Mr. J. ' fErtcr, r' ti’w- I 'Sms*of Labour, rid he vwt-i ’v- willirg to look nt 'he mn*'''r again tn Fc n if back-rrr.-.nt:"’ .‘■colors c.- idd hr but I ? '-or. ' red th-" sy. tf-.n cc F;!.-.-gesleri by the member for Bay ol Plenty was open to grave abuses. The House adjourned for the tea adjournment at 5.30