MR CHAMBERLAIN AT JOHANNESBURG.
TH£ RAND LABOUR QUESTION.
United Press Ajaociation—<Bv Electric T«l#fr»pli—Copyright. (Received January 19th, 8.45 a.m.)
CAPETOWN, January 18.
The Engineer of the Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg informed Mr Chamberlain thai the earnimgii of twelve thousand whites engaged on mines averaged i<353 ay«ar, representing an increase in cost of production of 2s 10d a ton. If white labour were adopted exclusively it would represent an increase of ten shillings a ton, rendering half the mines unprofitable.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11486, 20 January 1903, Page 5
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79MR CHAMBERLAIN AT JOHANNESBURG. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11486, 20 January 1903, Page 5
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