TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Being blessed with a strong desire for information, and having nothing much to do today, I was amusing myself by overhauling some of your previous issues, and in one dated 28th February, 1874, I saw something which pleased me very much, viz., the high wages that arc now given in the Western District to working men. But my attention was particularly attracted by the wages paid to saw-mill hands (10s. to 15s. a day). Bather good that. Now, will you be so kind as to say whether that is the honest truth, or is it just a bit of “ blowing” to cause a rush of labour into the marker, and overstock it. If it be the former, I would-be very thankful to you if you would be so good as to let me know at what sawmill in the Western District I would get 15s. a day, aye, or even 10s.; but if it be the latter, in the name of common sense stop it, for I assure you that although you may think it right to blow a little about the Western District, you must know that it is just possible to overdo it. —I am, &c., New Chum. Longwood, 25th March. [The rates of wages were furnished to us by an authority we are accustomed to rely upon.— Ed.
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Western Star, Issue 20, 28 March 1874, Page 6
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