Analogy of the Housewife
DUNEDIN, August 9. "If housewives ever form a tuiion as they may do, then in addition to varying rates of overtime, they will w.mt extra money for keeping the clestructor going, danger money for turning the wringer, wet money for doing the washing, dirt money for cleaning junior's ears out, and so on until there won't he enough left to buy a packet of cigarettes," said Mr. J. C. Robertson, representing the Otago Hospital Board in a case in the Arbitration Court this morning. Mr. Robertson was discussing the various payments made to unionists. Mr. F. C. Allerby, workers' representative on the Court, remarked that perhaps the husband would have i to do the work himself. j
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1949, Page 5
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121Analogy of the Housewife Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1949, Page 5
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