WAGES REDUCTION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 16 May 1922, Page 7

WAGES REDUCTION.

LABOUR’S PROTEST. CONSTITUTIONAL MEANS PROPOSED. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) WELLINGTON, May 15. Labour has now made its protest against the Arbitration Court’s order reducing wages, and if an appeal against the decision is not granted it is looking forward to retail prices being lowered to the extent of the wages decrease. There is a good deal of discussion going on in trade union circles on this aspect of the matter. While acknowledgment is given to the lact that some manufacturing interests intend to make reductions in their price lists this is not considered to be sufficient. What the Labour people are looking forward to is a reduction in the prices of foodstuffs, and the suggestion i s made that the Government should ask the Board of Trade to inquire whether the cost of food is being reduced in proportion to the drop in the earnings ordered by the Arbitration Court. It is posable that representations may be made to the Government to have an inquiry ordered.