£2,000,000 in Wages.
There is great satisfaction in Belfast at th? prospect of attired work for a considerable period given by tb? building of th? two mammoth White Star liners. It is estimated that at least £2.000.000 will be spent in wages in Belfast. Twelve thousand men ar? employed in Messrs. Harland and Wolff’s yards, th? wages bill reaching £lB.OOO a week. Apart from anv other orders, the outlay on the two n?w liners represents the wages I ill for two years. While all records will be beaten by the enormous tonnage of 60.000 of the Olympic and Titanic. Lord Pirrie. the head of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, believes there is no limit to the size of ship that can be built except that imposed by the accommodation in shipbuilding yards and docks. “Th? next move.” he says, “lies with the dock authorities. It is no use building ships too large for any dock to hold, but if the docks are enlarged there is no reason why the ships should not be further enlarged also."
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 47
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175£2,000,000 in Wages. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 47
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