FAIR REMUNERATION.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 326, 25 January 1871, Page 2

FAIR REMUNERATION.

To the Editor of the Stab.

Sik, —-In a leading article in the Evening JVflw.s, the editor and manager of that paper goes into the private affau's of his contemporar es, and says, "few more need the exercise of economy, if report speaks truly, than they do." " It' the conductors of the paper cannot afford to pay," &c, I would ask him is it a fact that his own chief reporter —a man of education and ability, who writes the best leaders and produces the only readable portion of tne paper —is paid the munificent sum of 3s. 7d. per day, and that his shipping reporter, canvasser, collector, &c, is paid at the rate of 2s. lfd. per duy ? And I would ask the t; Working Man's Protection Association," when this is the remuneration for education and brain-work on the News, should they grumble at from 3s. to ss. Bd. a-day for breaking stones ?—I am, &c,

Another Wouking Man,

To the Editor of the Evening- Stab,

Sik, —Please allow an eld patron of your valuable paper to make a few remarks to the unemployed of AucklanJ. First let me say I cordially sympathise with them in their efforts to get honest toil by civil agitation. Sir, Mr. Bright, the reforiuist in England, once said the working men almost ruled themselves, getting their greivances redressed by agitating the Government. How, sir, I would suggest to the President of the Working Men's Association to get up a petition, well signed and presented to the Superintendent and the Executive Government,to place a sum of money out of the provincial revenue, to be called the working men's contingency fund, to employ men cutting telegraph poles, quarrying stone for culverts, dressing stone, making roads, bridle tracks, &c, and by so doing the Government would be opening up the couutry, and the stimulus thua given to back settlers would improve trade and bring good returns.—l am,&c,

A Working- Man.