THE GASWORKS.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1394, 3 August 1905, Page 3

THE GASWORKS.

TO TUB HDITOR. Sib, -Allow me to congratula'.o the Coun oil 011 the dospatoli already mado with the gasworks. So far no time has been lost,, The question of contract versus day labour in connoolion therewith has now to be considered. I hope the day labour system, ujder thoroughly qualified supervision, will be adopted in iho matter of laying down the mains. The trouble with the contract system for a job of the kind is that the contractor might be an outsider arid could bving his-workmen willi him, arid hia would require double the amount of supervision thai would be nect Bsary with our own men under ihe day labour system. Wo have a number of rcspeo abio rosidente who have their homos here, and who have 'been looking forward to this work to' enable lh?m to tide ova 1 the present depression. I was in a town onco where work of fi similar naUirc was let by contract, and ihe contractor took, his men with him, and the resides who,wanted work had to grin and.loolt on whilst the money raised by thoir owu votes was boirig oxpendod, Idan'i know no much about the gasworks, but the foundations, could bopiepared by tl)o co-operative system, In any case a thoroughly coiripmont man should bo engaged, and the laying of the latins and other preliminary woi;k started at onco, so that tlioro may bo no delay when tho phnt ani?es —I am. etc., i EIiSIDIiNI.