REDUCED WAGES.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17964, 8 March 1930, Page 7

REDUCED WAGES.

DISAPPOINTED WORKERS.

EXTENT OF REDUCTIONS. THE INDIAN TARIFF. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.—Copyright. LONDON, March 6. Mr Shaw, the union secretary, explains that the recommendations mean that male workers would suffer a weekly reduction in wages of 5s Id to 49s 9d, females of 3s to 29s 3d, and piece-workers 3s Sd to 38s. The union executives held a meeting and adjourned t.n- March 10. The findings of Mr Macmillan have bitterly disappointed 20,000 woollen trade operatives, who are affected by ills report. He states that he reached his decision with regret, hut he regards it as inevitable. The financial position of the industry has become worse in the past five years, and at present is most unsatisfactory, if not actually dangerous. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr W. Graham, was asked in the House of Commons whether, having regard to the serious effect the proposed increase in the Indian cotton tariff would have on the Lancashire cotton industry, he would consider the desirability oi\ making representations to the Government of India that the proposals should not be' proceeded with.

Mr Graham explained that, as would have been seen from Sir G. Schuster’s speech in the Indian Legislative Assembly, the British Government had already done everything possible in the way of representations. Mr Graham added : “Although I fully realise the grave effect which this increase of duties may have on t'he trade of Lancashire, I appreciate also Hie proposal of the Government -of India to ask the Legislative Assembly to assent to preferential treatment for Britain."